epa02709647 Laos' Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (R) puts his ballot paper into the ballot box on election day, in the Sankhu village, in Vientiane, Laos, 30 April 2011. Laos' general election is a one-party affair, although five independent candidates have been permitted to run. The election is to be the country's seventh since opting for a communist system in 1975. Altogether, 190 candidates are contesting 132 seats in the National Assembly, the country's legislative body. EPA/LUONG THAI LINH < 뉴스의 새 시대, 연합뉴스 Live >< 모바일 애플리케이션 >< 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자(c)연합뉴스. 무단전재-재배포금지. >
