The 1st Plenary Session of the 10th Central Committee elected the 10th Politburo and the 10th Secretariat.
[2] Former General Secretary Choummaly Sayasone stepped down alongside former Politburo members Thongsing Thammavong, Asang Laoly and Somsavat Lengsavad.
[2] Bounnhang closed the proceedings by remarking that the elected members were qualified since most of them had been active participants in the war of national liberation.
[2] Among topics discussed were ending fiscal misappropriation and attracting foreign investment.
Presented at the Congress were It also hopes to further bolster Laos by developing it into an upper-middle income state by 2030.