epa02709677 A local woman (R) asks a local staff before voting 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. >