National Progressive Party (Laos)

National Progressive Party
ພັກຊາດກ້າວຫນ້າ
LeaderSouvanna Phouma
Founder
  • Xieng Mao
  • Souvanna Phouma
  • Katay Don Sasorith
Founded1950
Dissolved1958
Merged intoLao People's Rally

National Progressive Party (Lao: ພັກຊາດກ້າວຫນ້າ, romanized: Phak Xat Kao Na) was a political party in Laos in the 1950s. The party was founded in 1950 by former Lao Issara members Xieng Mao, Souvanna Phouma, and Katay Don Sasorith.

In the August 1951 elections for the National Assembly of Laos, the party won 19 of 39 seats, which was considered a landslide victory; in 1955, won with 23 of 39 seats. The party's leader, Souvanna Phouma, became prime minister.

Following the 1958 election, the party dissolved when it merged with the Independent Party into the Lao People's Rally.