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Court to consider Move Forward case on June 12
Post Reporters, Published on 05/06/2024
» The Constitutional Court said on Wednesday that it had accepted the written defence from the Move Forward Party in its dissolution case and would consider the matter on June 12.
Modi's party loses its majority in India's general election
Reuters, Published on 05/06/2024
» MUMBAI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to meet his allies on Wednesday to discuss forming a government, a day after his Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority in parliament in a surprise election result.
Political jitters hamstring SET index
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/06/2024
» Political uncertainty is expected to be a major drag on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) for the entirety of June, with three legal cases involving Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) causing the index to sag deeper than originally forecast, say analysts.
MFP submits its defence
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/06/2024
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) on Tuesday submitted its written defence to the Constitutional Court in the dissolution case brought against the main opposition party by the Election Commission (EC), a source said.
EC urged to scrutinise candidates
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/06/2024
» Caretaker Senator Somchai Swangkarn on Tuesday reiterated calls for the Election Commission (EC) to examine the backgrounds of Senate election candidates to ensure they are qualified to take part in the poll scheduled to start Sunday.
Humbled Modi will face challenging third term
Published on 04/06/2024
» NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is poised to lose its majority in India’s parliament, forcing him to rely on political allies to form a government.
India's exit polls may be more noise than signal
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 04/06/2024
» Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a landslide victory in India's general election. Or so claims nearly every exit poll released since the end of voting on Saturday evening. Yet, these surveys have proved spectacularly wrong in the past, and they must be read even more cautiously this time around because of the Modi government's outsize sway on the television stations that commission them.
Rigging claim hits Senate poll
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/06/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) on Monday vowed to urgently probe a claim made by caretaker senator Somchai Swangkarn that up to 149 senate election candidates have already been named winners at the district and provincial levels ahead of the forthcoming election of 200 new senators, saying if the alleged collusion to manipulate the election results is proved to be true all parties found involved will face immediate legal action.
Huge 642m voter turnout in India's general election
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2024
» NEW DELHI - India's election commission said on Monday that 642 million of the 968 million registered voters cast their ballots in the general election that concluded on June 1.
Russia 'spreading disinformation' ahead of EU elections
Published on 03/06/2024
» PARIS - European governments say Russia has embarked on a major campaign of disinformation in the run up to the European Union's elections to the European Parliament from June 6-9.