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The Election Commission has completed redrawing of the boundaries of 350 election constituencies and the announcement of the revised constituency map will soon be published in the Royal Gazette. The redrawing of the constituency boundaries was made possible by an executive order issued recently by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha in his capacity as head of the
It shouldn’t be a surprise if Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has decided which of the political parties he will align himself with. But for the time being, he still wants to keep his cards close to his chest. When pressed by reporters again today for an answer on his political future, Gen Prayut had
Uncertainty about the election date and when exactly political restrictions will be lifted to allow parties to engage fully in political activities will be cleared up at a meeting scheduled for December 7 between political parties and the so-called “Five Rivers” that include the government and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). Deputy
Over 100 politicians, mostly members of the trouble-plagued Pheu Thai party, showed up at the office of the Election Commission on Monday to submit their resignations from their original parties to switch political affiliation in what was seen as a mass exodus on the last day of party membership registration. Failing to apply for membership
The Election Commission today starts accepting applications for senatorial posts from members of the public at its head office in Bangkok and at over 800 venues across the country. The application will be open until November 30. EC deputy secretary-general Nath Laoseesavakul advised those who are interested to apply early instead of waiting until the
After having sat on the sidelines for years, fugitive former prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s only son, Panthongtae “Oak”, has decided to formally join Pheu Thai party just as it continues to bleed from a mass defection which sees several of its former MPs joining the ranks of pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat. Panthongtae on Sunday posted
Pheu Thai partry’s election strategy chief Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan emerges a top favourite to become the next prime minister in an opinion survey conducted by Nida Poll of the National Institute of Development Administration Of the top ten candidates as potential prime minister, Khunying Sudarat was voted by 25.16 percent of the 1,260 respondents,
Pheu Thai party continues to bleed as another batch of its former MPs from Kamphaeng Phet flock to the pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat party. Accompanied by Suriya Joengroongruangkit, a former MP of the Thai Rak Thai party, predecessor of the Pheu Thai, five former Pheu Thai MPs of Kamphaeng Phet, including Pai Link, Pol Lt-Col Waipote
When a political party has a caucus or launching ceremony, optimism prevails without fail. That optimism can be justified or misguided, which is why Palang Pracharat, a pro–Prayut party that held a major self–introductory ceremony last Sunday with a lot of fanfare, showcasing admittedly a great diversity of high–profile members, should not get too excited.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirmed today that the election roadmap remains unchanged and any decision to delay it as demanded by some political parties would have to be made by the Election Commission. The prime minister also continued to remain evasive about his own political future, only saying that he has not made up his
SINGAPORE – Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, 57, has been picked as first assistant secretary-general of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), making him the most likely candidate to be Singapore’s next prime minister, the Straits Times reported. It said with Heng’s appointment, the party’s fourth generation leaders provided the answer to the pressing question of who will
Singapore seems to have worked out its political succession and has chosen the leader of its fourth-generation team and the man likely to be next prime minister, the Straits Times reported. It said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will be named the party’s first assistant secretary general of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) at
