2019 general election
6 Mar 2019
Today (6 March), Pannika Wanich, spokesperson for the Future Forward Party (FFP), revealed that the party will file two defamation lawsuits against MC Chulcherm Yugala and T-News.
5 Mar 2019
Yesterday (4 March), the Election Commission (EC) accepted a petition filed by Srisuwan Janya against Thanathorn Juangroonruangkit for violating Section 73(5) of the 2017 organic law on the election of MPs.
3 Mar 2019
The board of the state-owned broadcaster MCOT has removed TV host Orawan Choodee from the debate programme "Election War '19" after she allowed 100 students attending the televised debate on 28 February to voice their opposition to the NCPO government's agenda.
19 Feb 2019
On 8 February, after the Thai Raksa Chart Party nominated former princess Ubolratana Mahidol as their candidate for Prime Minister, a Royal Command was issued stating that members of the royal family must be above politics. Prachatai spoke to Sawatree Suksri, lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, on the status of the Royal Command and its interpretation.
13 Feb 2019
Here is an easy-to-understand guide to Thai General Election 2019 - beginning with the basics, followed by selection of answers to questions we have received. Send questions you think we should answer to [email protected].
What is the 2019 General Election?
12 Feb 2019
Palinee “Pauline” Ngarmpring announced on Friday (8 February) that she has been nominated as one of the Mahachon Party’s three candidates for Prime Minister, marking the first time in Thai history that a transgender person has run for the prime ministerial office.
12 Feb 2019
On 13 February 2019, the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has had a resolution to file the case with the Constitutional Court to rule on dissolution of Thai Raksa Chart (TRC) Party for undermining constitutional monarchy.
8 Feb 2019
At 22:10 today (8 February), the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand announced a Royal Command.
Symbol of Royal Command
The Royal Command begins by mentioning the role of the late King Bhumibol during his 70-year reign, working hard to attain happiness and prosperity for the people.
8 Feb 2019
Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced to be PM candidate; Phalang Pracharat Party confirmed earlier that he is only one candidate in the party’s list.
Prayut Chan-o-cha
Almost at the same time after Thai Raksa Chart (TRC) Party confirms its PM candidate, Prayut Chan-o-cha follows to announce that he has accepted the invitation.
8 Feb 2019
On 8 February 2019, former Princess Ubolratana Mahidol was confirmed as having accepted an invitation to be a PM candidate, the first time in Thailand’s political history that a member of the royal family of this rank has stood for election.
Princess Ubolratana
7 Feb 2019
The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has announced that the election will be held on 24 March 2019. The constitution says that the ECT must deliver the 95% of the election results within 150 days after the organic law on election came into force on 11 December 2018. To prevent legal complications, the ECT plans to announce the election results by 9 May 2019. It therefore claims that the possibility of overturning the election is very unlikely.
25 Jan 2019
The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has announced detailed regulations governing online campaigns along with severe penalties for violations. Some MP candidates say they will follow the rules, but Chaturon Chaisang has criticized them.
Chaturon Chaisang
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