BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, facing a tough battle to win a new term, said Monday (Apr 3) the kingdom needs an experienced leader, as candidates began registering for next month's general election. The former army chief, who came to power in a coup in 2014, faces a difficult challenge fr
BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, facing a tough battle to win a new term, said Monday the kingdom needs an experienced leader, as candidates began registering for next month's general election.
Prayut, 69, arrived on an open-top truck with prospective MPs and supporters from his United Thai Nation party in lively scenes at a Bangkok sports hall. for the first election since the kingdom was rocked by major youth-led pro-democracy protests in 2020.behind Paetongtarn's Pheu Thai and the pro-reform Move Forward Party led by Pita Limjaroenrat.Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia - apart from coup-hit Myanmar - where GDP has not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to the World Bank.
To become prime minister, a candidate must win a majority of the 500 elected lower-house MPs as well as 250 military-appointed senators.
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