Thailand election
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Thai Ombudsman to ask Constitutional Court to delay PM selection on Jul 27
The Ombudsman has received 17 petitions since Mr Pita’s renomination was rejected by parliament last week. According to Mr Keirov,…
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Commentary: Will third time be a charm for Thailand to pick next prime minister?
Ultimately, Pheu Thai is likely to collaborate with the incumbent coalition parties, hoping that the powers of incumbency and the…
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CNA Explains: What’s happening in Thai politics and how could it potentially play out?
BANGKOK: Two months after the Thai general election in May, electoral winner Move Forward Party was blocked by parliament from…
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Thai reformist Pita’s PM bid crashes on establishment opposition
BANGKOK: Thai reformist leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid to become prime minister ended on Wednesday (Jul 19), despite his party winning the…
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Thai PM hopeful ready for premiership revote after defeat
However, it remains unclear whether the Move Forward Party leader can be renominated as prime minister. Speaker of the House…
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Commentary: The lack of democracy in Thailand has been revealed
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IGNORED? Looking towards the medium to long term, the implications of these developments extend far beyond…
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Thai PM frontrunner Pita says only one more shot at forming government
“HELP WITH THIS MISSION” All 250 senators were appointed under the junta-drafted constitution, which political analyst Thitinan Pongsudhirak said was…
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Commentary: Thailand prolongs its political limbo after failing to choose next PM
The second is if the Constitutional Court decides to disqualify Mr Pita from the second round based on alleged violations…
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Thai election winner Move Forward proposes Bill to cut off senators’ power in PM vote
BANGKOK: Electoral winner Move Forward Party submitted a draft Bill to cut off the Senate’s power in the selection of…
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Move Forward Party leader Pita’s prime minister bid defeat ‘a blow to the Thai electorate’: Analysts
But it may be an uphill task for Mr Pita to get more senators to vote for him, and over…
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