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| Bouasone Bouphavanh |
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| Thongsing Thammavong |
Saturday, December 25, 2010
By Ian Timberlake (AFP)
HANOI — Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, who resigned this week before the end of his term, had vowed to tackle corruption but never had enough support from his communist party, an analyst said Friday.
The 56-year-old Bouasone, who had spent more than four years in office, was replaced on Thursday by Thongsing Thammavong, 66, president of the communist-dominated National Assembly.
Bouasone had told deputies he could no longer perform his duties because of "family problems," government spokesman Khenthong Nuanthasing told AFP from Laos.
Martin Stuart-Fox, an Australia-based specialist on Laos, said the resignation came as a surprise.
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The 56-year-old Bouasone, who had spent more than four years in office, was replaced on Thursday by Thongsing Thammavong, 66, president of the communist-dominated National Assembly.
Bouasone had told deputies he could no longer perform his duties because of "family problems," government spokesman Khenthong Nuanthasing told AFP from Laos.
Martin Stuart-Fox, an Australia-based specialist on Laos, said the resignation came as a surprise.
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