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Countdown to radical electoral change
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/01/2018
» With national elections widely expected to take place in November, the countdown has begun for a vote that will put to the test a new and controversial electoral system put forward by the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC).
Regime lays plans for post-poll control
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/01/2018
» If the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and its roadmap to restore democracy are to be believed, a general election will be held toward the end of this year or in early 2019 at the latest.
Panel looking at MP election law denies plot to delay polls
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2018
» A spokesman for the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) committee scrutinising an organic bill on the election of MPs has denied a rumour the panel has been instructed to derail the bill to further delay the general election expected late this year.
NLA gets tough on local election regulations
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will consider amending six local administrative organisation (LAO) laws and has reaffirmed LAO elections will be held by the middle of this year.
About politics
News, Published on 03/02/2018
» Controversial NLA organic law has two political foes in agreement v Prawit says he's prepared to quit, but pundits are having serious doubts v Yingluck asset seizures begin with officials scratching heads over missing bank cash
100 groups keen to form new parties
Published on 09/02/2018
» Several groups have shown interest in setting up new political parties, including one led by a mistress of former coup leader Sunthorn Kongsompong.
PM denies scheme is to ‘cling on to power’
News, Published on 10/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has denied t he government’s new l ocal development scheme is aimed at helping the administration cling to power, saying it is intended to help people overcome hardship.
PM won’t call poll without a fight
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/02/2018
» There seems to be no doubt among political observers about the regime’s political ambitions, especially given Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s recent penchant for taking his cabinet on the road. His trips to the countryside can only mean one thing: He wants to return to power after the polls.
Will local polls shape next govt?
News, Published on 24/02/2018
» The cloud of uncertainty hanging over the local administrative organisation (LOA) elections could be slowly dissipating with Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam's announcement this week that the political activities ban would be lifted by June.
Parties set sights on regime buzz words
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/03/2018
» New political parties are expected to emerge, some of which want to cash in on the government's development agenda, as political and pressure groups seek to register as parties on Friday.