BANGKOK, March 28 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha will not run as a list-MP candidate of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party but it is not a problem, said government spokesman, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana. Gen Prayut is the party’s member and chairman of the policy and strategy committee. He is leading the election campaigns and […]
The Pheu Thai Party has nominated its three candidates for the prime minister’s post, which will be announced officially on April 4th. An informed party source said on Monday that their executive committee and core members had agreed on Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the party’s chief advisor, Srettha Thavisin, advisor to Paetongtarn and Chaikasem Nitisiri, the party’s […]
The United Thai Nation Party has nominated Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as the party’s first candidate for next prime minister, followed by party leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga. Each party can nominate up to three candidates for the post. The party revealed its 400 candidates today (Saturday), who will run in all constituencies across the country. Full […]
Palang Pracharath Party Leader Prawit Wongsuwan was formally nominated as the party’s sole candidate for next prime minister at its general meeting on Friday. Wirat Rattanaseth, a deputy party leader, told the media that party members were unanimous in their choice of General Prawit, who is also a deputy prime minister, as the sole candidate […]
Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra, who is the main opposition Pheu Thai Party’s chief adviser on public participation and innovation, said she is ready to be the party’s prime ministerial candidate. She was speaking as she led key party figures on a visit to Udon Thani to meet party supporters on Sunday. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
Candidates in Bangkok gubernatorial election on May 22nd turned up in force, with their supporters, at City Hall 2 in Din Daeng this morning (Thursday), to register their candidacy and to draw lots for their numbers. Candidates in the election of councillors for Bangkok’s 50 districts also showed up to register. Thursday is the first […]
Lawmakers amended the Constitution last year to restore the two-ballot system for the next general election — one ballot to vote for constituency MPs and the other to vote for political parties. However, the Parliament has not yet agreed on whether candidates’ numbers should be the same for constituency MPs and their parties. Full story: […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Several political parties have already signaled the names of persons they would be nominating as prime ministerial candidates. While most parties nominate their party leader, the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) announced it was nominating the incumbent prime minister, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, PM candidate for the next term. The opposition Pheu Thai […]
