BANGKOK: Thailand is set to hold a general election on May 14, when about 52 million eligible voters will be able to cast their ballots to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives. Four hundred members of parliament will be chosen in constituency elections. The other 100 will be elected from
BANGKOK: Thailand is set to hold a general election on May 14, when about 52 million eligible voters will be able to cast their ballots to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives.
With about two-and-a-half weeks until election day, political campaigns are in full swing as thousands of candidates across the country try to woo voters. Prayut has led Thailand for more than eight years since he seized power, and this could pose a serious problem for him if he is re-elected. Besides Prayut, the United Thai Nation Party also nominated its leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga as a second prime ministerial candidate. Its key policies aim to improve public welfare, support farmers, and reduce the cost of living through subsidies and allowances.Commonly known by her nickname Ung Ing, Paetongtarn Shinawatra is a prominent candidate from Thailand’s biggest party Pheu Thai.
Paetongtarn, who is pregnant with her second child, has been campaigning in various provinces to promote Pheu Thai’s policies. On Feb 21, 2020, the Constitutional Court ruled to disband the Future Forward Party over an election loan from its leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit to finance its political campaign. Its 16 executive members, including Thanathorn, were also banned from political activities for 10 years.
Pita appears to be gaining popularity among Thai voters. In the opinion poll published by NIDA on Apr 16, he emerged as the second-most preferred prime ministerial candidate after Paetongtarn, with 20.25 per cent.Incumbent deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwon is running for the premiership under the Palang Pracharat Party.
His Palang Pracharat Party campaigns for unity among Thais and improved public welfare. Its policies also include cutting fuel, cooking gas and electricity costs, providing financial aid for the elderly and pregnant women, tackling poverty, and reducing inequality.Anutin Charnvirakul, 56, is the only prime ministerial candidate from the Bhumjaithai Party.
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