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MP-list method 'set in stone'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/04/2019
» The organic law on electing MPs provides a mathematical process for calculating and distributing 150 party-list seats and it is the only legally recognised "formula", a former Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) member said on Wednesday.
NRSA panel proposes abolishing party-list MPs
Online Reporters, Published on 21/12/2015
» A National Reform Steering Assembly has recommended that party-list MPs be abolished under the new constitution, saying they too often cause “political problems”.
CDC defends electoral changes plan
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/10/2015
» A proposal to use the votes of unsuccessful election candidates for the party-list MP count under the new election system will not always lead to unstable coalition governments, advocates say.
Meechai appointed head of new CDC
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2015
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Monday unanimously approved the appointment of Meechai Ruchupan, a legal expert and veteran in constitution writing, chairman of the new 21-member Constitution Drafting Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said.
Dates set for candidate registration
Online Reporters, Published on 12/12/2013
» The Election Commission has set the days for the registration of election candidates running in constituencies and on the party list for the Feb 2 polls, commissioner Prapan Naigowit said.
EC scraps by-election plans
News, Published on 10/12/2013
» The general election will be held on Feb 2, according to a royal decree on the House dissolution published in the Royal Gazette yesterday.
Nine Democrat MPs officially resign
Online Reporters, Published on 12/11/2013
» Nine MPs of the Democrat Party officially handed in their resignations as members of parliament on Tuesday, rescinding their parliamentary immunity to fight as ordinary people in a protest against the amnesty bill.
Tankhun's election endorsed by EC
Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2013
» The Election Commission on Tuesday made a unanimous decision to endorse the victory of Tankhun Jitt-itsara of the Democrat Party in the June 16 by-election in Bangkok's Constituency 12.
EC delays Tankhun's endorsement
Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2013
» The Election Commission on Tuesday delayed the endorsement of the Democrat Party's Tankhun Jitt-itsara as the winner of the June 16 by-election in Bangkok's Constituency 12, pending the completion of its investigation into a complaint brought against him, election commissioner Prapan Naigowit said.
Yaowapa wins Chiang Mai by-election
Online Reporters, Published on 21/04/2013
» Yaowapa Wongsawat, the younger sister of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, romped home with a punishing victory over her Democrat rival in Sunday's by-election in Chiang Mai's Constituency 3.