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Primary problems
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/05/2018
» The primary vote system, a new element introduced in the organic law on political parties, has drawn heavy flak from parties which say it will cause a great deal of alarm.
A primary concern
News, Published on 16/06/2018
» Two issues have come to the surface prompting the Election Commission (EC) to question its own authority and tiptoe around a possible legal land mine.
Primary halt 'needs alternative'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth & Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/06/2018
» There must be an alternative method of selecting MP candidates in place if primaries are to be suspended, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, says.
Abhisit defends primary vote
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/09/2018
» Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has insisted it is not easy for "outside elements" to try and weaken the party by nominating their own people to compete for the Democrat leadership through the primary voting system.
Limited primary vote draws flak
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth & Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 30/08/2018
» A limited version of the primary vote, where a handful of political party members are represented in nominating MP candidates, has drawn criticism from academics and parties.
Primary schools face lunch budgets grilling
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/06/2018
» State-run primary schools will be quizzed on how they spent their budget for school lunch programmes, the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) said Monday after widespread irregularities in how the money was disbursed were found in Surat Thani and Phichit.
Primary schools face lunch budgets grilling
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/06/2018
» State-run primary schools will be quizzed on how they spent their budget for school lunch programmes, the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) said on Monday, after widespread irregularities in how the money was handed out were found in Surat Thani and Phichit.
Primary woes must wait, Meechai says
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/07/2018
» Issues concerning the primary voting system will be addressed after the organic law on the election of MPs takes effect, Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) chairman Meechai Ruchupan said Tuesday.
NLA deputy calls for primary-vote fix
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 23/08/2018
» The all-powerful Section 44 of the interim charter should be invoked to address problems concerning the primary voting system, National Legislative Assembly (NLA) vice-president Surachai Liangboonlertchai says.
Democrats adopt primary vote in leadership race
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 10/09/2018
» A primary voting system intended to give the public more active engagement in politics will be adopted by the Democrat Party to decide its next leader, which could set the tone for other parties under a charter designed to prevent a power monopoly by a single owner.