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Phankham Viphavanh
![Is Laos’ Prime Minister On His Way Out? Is Laos’ Prime Minister On His Way Out?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-28-141157.jpg)
Is Laos’ Prime Minister On His Way Out?
By David Hutt
Phankham Viphavanh, who took office in early 2021, may be on the way out -- hounded by scandal and a bad year for Laos’ economy.
![Laos Is On the Brink of Sovereign Bankruptcy Laos Is On the Brink of Sovereign Bankruptcy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-28-001620.jpg)
Laos Is On the Brink of Sovereign Bankruptcy
By Luke Hunt
Debt, wealth inequality, and corruption will keep the country poor.
![In Laos, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh Is In Trouble In Laos, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh Is In Trouble](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-22-213207.jpg)
In Laos, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh Is In Trouble
By David Hutt
Since he took the reins last year, the country's economy has entered a downward economic spiral with no clear end in sight.
![Laos’ Austerity Fantasies Reveal the Communist Party’s Weaknesses Laos’ Austerity Fantasies Reveal the Communist Party’s Weaknesses](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-26-2.jpg)
Laos’ Austerity Fantasies Reveal the Communist Party’s Weaknesses
By David Hutt
Ballooning external debt and growing fiscal deficits augur political storm clouds for the ruling LPRP.
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