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Thai court ruling prolongs political deadlock

Thai court ruling prolongs political deadlock

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Thursday deferred a decision in a case challenging parliament's refusal to allow election winner Pita Limjaroenrat a second shot at becoming prime minister.
Thai PM vote postponed, prolonging post-election deadlock

Thai PM vote postponed, prolonging post-election deadlock

Thailand's parliament on Tuesday postponed a vote to choose a new prime minister, prolonging the kingdom's political deadlock more than two months after an election won by opposition parties.
July 25, 2023 | 01:56 am PT
Thai reformist Pita Limjaroenrat loses PM vote

Thai reformist Pita Limjaroenrat loses PM vote

Thailand's parliament on Thursday rejected election winner Pita Limjaroenrat's bid to become prime minister.
July 13, 2023 | 03:46 am PT
Thai PM front runner claims enough Senate support for top job

Thai PM front runner claims enough Senate support for top job

The front runner to become Thailand's next prime minister, Pita Limjaroenra, said on Tuesday he had secured enough support from the Senate to take the top job.
June 26, 2023 | 11:51 pm PT
Thai parliament to convene soon as poll body endorses election result

Thai parliament to convene soon as poll body endorses election result

Thailand's poll body certified the results of last month's election on Monday, paving the way for the first session of parliament in the next few weeks ahead of the formation of a new government.
June 19, 2023 | 03:33 pm PT
Thailand's poll body to investigate PM frontrunner Pita

Thailand's poll body to investigate PM frontrunner Pita

Thailand's prime ministerial frontrunner Pita Limjareonrat will be investigated over whether he was qualified to run in last month's election, a top official said on Monday, in another setback as he battles to win backing for his premiership.
June 12, 2023 | 03:25 pm PT
Thailand's Move Forward Party takes on biggest political taboo

Thailand's Move Forward Party takes on biggest political taboo

After shocking Thailand's military-backed elite with a historic election breakthrough, the Move Forward Party now wants to take on the nation's biggest political taboo -- laws on insulting the monarchy.
May 18, 2023 | 06:25 pm PT
Thai Move Forward leader seeks opposition alliance after election win

Thai Move Forward leader seeks opposition alliance after election win

The leader of Thailand's opposition Move Forward Party said on Monday he had been in contact with at least five opposition parties on forming a coalition and warned any attempt to interfere in the election outcome will come at "a hefty price".
May 14, 2023 | 10:53 pm PT
Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout

Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout

Thailand's opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over forming a government in a bid to end nearly a decade of conservative, army-backed rule.
May 14, 2023 | 06:14 pm PT
Thai polls close with army-backed PM tipped for defeat

Thai polls close with army-backed PM tipped for defeat

Vote counting got under way in Thailand's general election Sunday with pro-democracy opposition parties tipped to defeat the conservative military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha after almost a decade in power.
May 14, 2023 | 06:14 am PT
Old rivalries, new battle as Thailand goes to the polls

Old rivalries, new battle as Thailand goes to the polls

Thailand votes on Sunday in an election expected to deliver big gains for opposition forces, testing the resolve of a pro-military establishment at the heart of two decades of intermittent turmoil in the coup-prone country.
May 13, 2023 | 04:52 pm PT
Thai candidates parade through Bangkok before Sunday vote

Thai candidates parade through Bangkok before Sunday vote

From the back of open-top trucks and cars, candidates of Thailand's political parties drove through Bangkok on Saturday, as a months-long campaign that could usher in a new government for the first time in nearly a decade drew to a close.
May 12, 2023 | 10:43 pm PT
Good vibrations: Thai party makes sex toy election pledge

Good vibrations: Thai party makes sex toy election pledge

A conservative Thai political party is seeking to woo voters ahead of next month's general election with a pledge to legalise sex toys, pointing to the fiscal -- and frisky -- benefits.
April 24, 2023 | 11:35 pm PT
Thai opposition frames election as generational choice

Thai opposition frames election as generational choice

Thailand's second-largest opposition party framed next month's elections as a generational choice between what it called on Saturday "a dark present and a bright future."
April 22, 2023 | 05:16 pm PT
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