Bhumjaithai MP Sophon elected House Speaker
ELECTED Speaker of the House of Representatives, who concurrently assumes the post of Parliament President, was Bhumjaithai party-listed MP Sophon Zaran after getting 289 votes while 123 MPs voted for his competitor People’s party-listed MP Parit Wacharasindhu, PPTVHD36, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 15). In this secret voting there were 80 […]
Read MoreElection Commission dismisses call for recount of votes in Chonburi
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION Commission today (Feb.12) categorically dismissed a persistent call from students for a recount of all votes in a constituency of Chonburi amidst allegations of rigging and irregularities over Sunday’s election. Election Commission Chair Narong Klanwarin announced that the polling agency had investigated the alleged rigging and irregularities over […]
Read MoreElection Commission dismisses call for recount of votes in Chonburi
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION Commission today (Feb.12) categorically dismissed a persistent call from students for a recount of all votes in a constituency of Chonburi amidst allegations of rigging and irregularities over Sunday’s election. Election Commission Chair Narong Klanwarin announced that the polling agency had investigated the alleged rigging and irregularities over […]
Read MoreSome referees ‘bought’ to rig votes for rogue contestants
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN REFEREES at many voting units had been allegedly bought with money by rogue candidates to surreptitiously manipulate to rig the votes and land them undue victories in Sunday’s election for MPs, according to a partisan source. Those kickback-taking, biased referees who had mingled with others at many voting units, […]
Read MoreSome referees ‘bought’ to rig votes for rogue contestants
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN REFEREES at many voting units had been allegedly bought with money by rogue candidates to surreptitiously manipulate to rig the votes and land them undue victories in Sunday’s election for MPs, according to a partisan source. Those kickback-taking, biased referees who had mingled with others at many voting units, […]
Read MoreRecount of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi demanded
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A RECOUNT of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi was today (Feb.10) demanded amidst allegations of electoral rigging and irregularities. The People’s called on the Election Commission to have all five constituencies of the central province recounted after four Bhumjaithai candidates and one Klatham contestant had reportedly swept victories […]
Read MoreRecount of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi demanded
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A RECOUNT of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi was today (Feb.10) demanded amidst allegations of electoral rigging and irregularities. The People’s called on the Election Commission to have all five constituencies of the central province recounted after four Bhumjaithai candidates and one Klatham contestant had reportedly swept victories […]
Read More‘Big House’, party-skipping contestants upping the ante to win: Thammasat political scientist
By Thai Newsroom Reporters “BIG HOUSE” and party-skipping contestants running in constituency-based mode are upping the ante of their “ammunition” in an all-out effort to outvote rival candidates who may be only vying with campaign policies and hypes in the Feb.8 election, concluded a noted academic today (Jan.20). The “Big House” candidates and those […]
Read MoreJulapun named Pheu Thai leader in place of Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JULAPUN AMORNVIVAT was today (Oct.31) overwhelmingly named leader of the neo-conservative/populist Pheu Thai, currently part of the opposition bloc, replacing de facto party boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra who has earlier resigned. In an extraordinary party caucus at their headquarters, Julapan was solely named the ninth Pheu Thai leader […]
Read MoreUrgent: Bhumjaithai leader Anutin voted prime minister
AFTER a lengthy debate Bhumajaithai leader Anutin Charnivirakul was today (Sep. 5) voted prime minister by a majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Thai Rath and Naewna newspaper said. At 3.50 p.m. it was announced that Anutin had obtained more than 247 votes from 492 currently performing MPs thus winning the race […]
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