THE second stage of the senatorial election that took place at the provincial level nationwide yesterday (June 16) saw 3,000 candidates elected to join the final round scheduled for June 26, Naewna newspaper said this morning (June 17).
Of the 3,000 candidates who reached the national level voting 2,164 were men and 836 women while 497 did not show up from a total of 23,561 after adding/withdrawing names.
Altogether 23,645, 15,078 men and 8,567 women, had moved to the second round but after adding/withdrawing names there remained 23,561, 15,021 men and 8,540 women.
However 23,064 candidates showed up to vote yesterday, 14,743 men 8,321 women, and of the 497 who did not show up 278 were men and 219 women.
A total of 7,000 candidates were elected in the first round with 4,861 being men and 2,139 women.
The election of 200 senators is a triple-tiered process beginning with district level, then provincial level and finally national level.
The district-level election was held last Sunday June 9, the provincial level took place yesterday June 16 while the national level is scheduled for June 26.
At each level, each of the senatorial candidates elect two persons from among all the eligible contestants so the 10 most elected candidates in each of the 20 categories will finally become senators. Each of the candidates may vote for themselves alongside the other.
The elected senators who will replace those appointed by a coup junta under leadership of former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will be no longer constitutionally empowered to cast votes alongside MPs for head of government.
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The provincial level senatorial election that took place yesterday, June 16, 2024. Top photo: Naewna, Front Page photo: Thai Rath
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