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General elections were held in Thailand on 14 May 2023 to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives. [2] The Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, surprised analysts by winning the most seats, followed by fellow opposition party Pheu Thai who had won the most seats in the 2011 and 2019 elections. Turnout was a record 75.22%. [3] [4]
Voter turnout during elections is not much of a problem in Thailand as voting is compulsory and is one of the responsibilities described in the Constitution a citizen must exercise. Turnout is however much higher during general elections (85% in 2007, 75% in 2019 [ 8 ] ) than they are for Senate (56% in 2008, 43% in 2014 [ 9 ] ) or local ...
Local elections were held in Thailand on 1 February 2025 to elect members and leaders of Provincial Administrative Organizations (PAO) in 76 provinces. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 47 provinces, both PAO chairs and members were elected, in 29 provinces, only members were elected.
This will be the third election under the 2017 constitution, which was implemented under the National Council for Peace and Order (the junta that took power in the 2014 Thai coup d'état), and the first after the expiration of the constitution's five-year transitory provision that gave the senate voting rights to choose the prime minister in a joint session of parliament.
Thailand’s Election Commission on Tuesday said it will seek the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward party, which won last year's general election, after a court ruled that the party’s ...
Senate elections were held in Thailand from 9 to 26 June 2024, the first of its kind under the 2017 Constitution. Under the Constitution, the transitional Senate of Thailand expired on 10 May 2024. Afterwards, the following Senates will be a 200-member body and have no power to elect Prime Ministers.
A Thai court will on Wednesday decide whether former prime ministerial hopeful Pita Limjaroenrat broke the rules of a 2023 election won by his party, the first of two cases targeting an opposition ...
The 2023 Thai general election was held in Thailand on 14 May 2023 to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives. 400 members were elected from each electoral district by first-past-the-post voting, and 100 members were elected from a party list.