Bangkok recounts bring no change to election results
SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2023
Election recounts ordered at 47 polling stations across the country progressed without a hitch on Sunday, with early results suggesting no change to the outcome of the May 14 poll.
Delay to announcement of election result as recounts ordered
THURSDAY, JUNE 08, 2023
The Election Commission (EC) has ordered a recount of ballots from 47 polling stations, after finding that total vote counts did not match the voter turnout numbers from the May 14 general election, a news source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Pro-democracy group “24 June Democracy” is planning to rally at the headquarters of the Election Commission (EC) in Bangkok’s Lak Si district on Thursday at 1pm to ‘protect the democracy’ and support Pita Limjaroenrat as the next Prime Minister, the group announced on facebook on Wednesday.
EC ‘hopes’ to announce official list of MPs in June
SATURDAY, JUNE 03, 2023
The Election Commission (EC) may announce the official list of MPs from the May 14 general election faster than it did after the 2019 election, when it waited till legal deadline of 60 days after election date to announce the list, its chairman said on Saturday.
Digital wallet scheme does not violate election laws: EC
TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2023
The Election Commission (EC) has dismissed complaints that Pheu Thai Party’s 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme violated election laws, a news source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
After Move Forward defied every major poll with its surprising triumph in the May 14 general elections, the party’s deputy leader, Sirikanya Tansakul, is being considered to be a likely candidate for finance minister.
Srettha takes up the reins of rebuilding Pheu Thai after election setback
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023
Pheu Thai Party’s prime minister candidate Srettha Thavisin has been given charge of rebuilding the party following its failure to win the general election despite being seen as the frontrunner in several polls.
Yingluck prays for no more coups as new coalition allies ready to sign pact
MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023
In a comment marking the ninth anniversary of the coup that ousted her government, former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she hoped this would be the last.