BANGKOK: “It is clear that the people of Thailand have expressed their will at polling stations to make the Move Forward Party come first in the general election,” party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat stated on Monday (May 15).
ready to lead the forming of the future governmentPreliminary results of Thailand’s general election held on Sunday indicate that opposition parties Move Forward and Pheu Thai have prevailed against parties linked to the previous administration.
According to the Election Commission of Thailand , more than 75 per cent of 52 million eligible voters cast their votes on Sunday. It was the highest turnout ever. As of Monday, the ECT has counted about 99 per cent of the votes. Gen Prayut’s United Thai Nation party had 36 seats, while the country’s oldest party the Democrats won 25 seats.Voters study candidates' details prior to casting their ballots at a polling station located in a Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine in Bangkok's Bang Khun Thian district Sunday, May 14, 2023.
According to the constitution, the prime minister will be elected by the House of Representatives and the 250-member Senate, which is the upper house of parliament. This means the ruling coalition needs to gain at least 376 votes – either from the House of Representatives and the senate or only from the lower house for its candidate to win the premiership.COULD THE MILITARY STILL BE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT?
However, Pheu Thai failed to form the government after all but one senator – Senate speaker Pornpetch Wichitchonchai – voted for Gen Prayut’s premiership.
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