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Election censorship to apply to social media
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2018
» Election candidates will be required to register for vote-canvassing on electronic and social media, according to the current draft of the organic law governing the election of MPs.
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).
NLA likely to change party list seat rules
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/01/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly's (NLA) committee examining an organic bill on MP elections is likely to seek changes to a formula used to calculate party-list seats to ensure the cap of 150 seats is maintained.
Critics pan move to allow entertainment during election campaigns
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/01/2018
» An idea floated to allow MP candidates to sponsor entertainment events during election campaigns has been slammed for going against the grain of reform by giving unfair advantages to large political parties.
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.
Panel strikes organic laws deal
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/03/2018
» A compromise appeared to be have been struck Wednesday after the organic bills on the election of MPs and select of senators passed a review by a joint panel set up to reconcile differences between related parties.
Somchai: Parties need 70,000 votes for one seat
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/03/2018
» A political party will need at least 70,000 votes to win a seat in the upcoming election while small parties with no hope for constituency MPs will need 1.75 million party votes if it wants to propose prime minister candidates.
Somchai slams new poll rules
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/03/2018
» Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn on Tuesday criticised new poll regulations that he said will make it difficult for small political parties to win House seats in a general election, let alone nominate a prime minister for the House to vote on.
An organic return to power
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/03/2018
» The passage of two crucial election bills may not only clear the way for a general election to take place in February next year as promised by the government, but also offer a glimpse of the next elected government.
Voting system 'may hurt new party'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/03/2018
» "Young blood" aspirants seeking to form a new political party have a long way to go before they gain a foothold in politics, political sources say.