ELECTED Speaker of the House of Representatives, who concurrently assumes the post of Parliament President, was Bhumjaithai party-listed MP Sophon Zaran after getting 289 votes while 123 MPs voted for his competitor People’s party-listed MP Parit Wacharasindhu, PPTVHD36, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 15). In this secret voting there were 80
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Election Commission dismisses call for recount of votes in Chonburi
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION Commission today (Feb.12) categorically dismissed a persistent call from students for a recount of all votes in a constituency of Chonburi amidst allegations of rigging and irregularities over Sunday’s election. Election Commission Chair Narong Klanwarin announced that the polling agency had investigated the alleged rigging and irregularities over
Read moreSome referees ‘bought’ to rig votes for rogue contestants
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN REFEREES at many voting units had been allegedly bought with money by rogue candidates to surreptitiously manipulate to rig the votes and land them undue victories in Sunday’s election for MPs, according to a partisan source. Those kickback-taking, biased referees who had mingled with others at many voting units,
Read moreRecount of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi demanded
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A RECOUNT of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi was today (Feb.10) demanded amidst allegations of electoral rigging and irregularities. The People’s called on the Election Commission to have all five constituencies of the central province recounted after four Bhumjaithai candidates and one Klatham contestant had reportedly swept victories
Read more‘Big House’, party-skipping contestants upping the ante to win: Thammasat political scientist
By Thai Newsroom Reporters “BIG HOUSE” and party-skipping contestants running in constituency-based mode are upping the ante of their “ammunition” in an all-out effort to outvote rival candidates who may be only vying with campaign policies and hypes in the Feb.8 election, concluded a noted academic today (Jan.20). The “Big House” candidates and those
Read moreJulapun named Pheu Thai leader in place of Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JULAPUN AMORNVIVAT was today (Oct.31) overwhelmingly named leader of the neo-conservative/populist Pheu Thai, currently part of the opposition bloc, replacing de facto party boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra who has earlier resigned. In an extraordinary party caucus at their headquarters, Julapan was solely named the ninth Pheu Thai leader
Read moreUrgent: Bhumjaithai leader Anutin voted prime minister
AFTER a lengthy debate Bhumajaithai leader Anutin Charnivirakul was today (Sep. 5) voted prime minister by a majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Thai Rath and Naewna newspaper said. At 3.50 p.m. it was announced that Anutin had obtained more than 247 votes from 492 currently performing MPs thus winning the race
Read morePhumtham admits House dissolution decree has been denied
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed today (Sep.4) that a decree which he has recently filed in pursuit of royal endorsement for dissolution of the House of Representatives to call a general election has been denied by the Office of Privy Councillors due to legal ambiguities and discrepancy. Phumtham, viewed
Read moreMPs tipped to vote for new PM on upcoming Friday or Saturday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will likely vote Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul for prime minister to replace the court-deposed Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the upcoming Friday or Saturday, according to Deputy House Speaker Chalard Khamchuang. He told reporters at parliament today (Sep.3) that MPs will convene either on Friday or Saturday to
Read moreSenatorial vote-rigging cases against 229 suspects forwarded
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE of the Election Commission today (July 17) put forward historic cases of vote-buying, bloc-voting allegations over last year’s senatorial elections involving as many as 229 law-breaking suspects and the Bhumjaithai under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob as a whole. The ad hoc committee has concluded its
Read moreNewin, Anutin summoned for questioning over senatorial rigging scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters The polling agency has called Bhumjaithai de facto boss Newin Chidchob, party leader Anutin Charnvirakul plus a few others for questioning over senatorial rigging scandals. DE FACTO BHUMJAITHAI BOSS Newin Chidchob and other big names of the second largest coalition partner have been recently summoned by the Election Commission for
Read more60 senators could have electoral right retroactively revoked due to vote-rigging scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ABOUT 60 SENATORS could probably be denied their electoral suffrage in retroactive fashion for alleged involvement in last year’s senatorial races flagrantly riddled with electoral rigging, bloc-voting shenanigans, sources said today (May 7). Out of a total of 200 senators, an estimated 60 could probably be handed a red card
Read morePolice panel votes to dismiss “Big Joke”
THE POLICE disciplinary committee unanimously voted to dismiss and not lay off former deputy national police chief Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakphan, nicknamed Big Joke, who faced charges of being linked to online gambling websites, Amarin TV said this evening (March 7). The meeting’s resolution will now be forwarded to National Police Chief Pol. Gen.
Read moreOver half of senators allegedly involved in electoral rigging
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AS MANY AS 138 senators would probably be suspected of alleged involvement in rigging, bloc-voting shenanigans during last year’s senatorial elections, a partisan source said today (Feb.18). Of a total of 200 senators, no less than 138 would probably be accused of getting involved in electoral fraud which landed them
Read morePheu Thai and People’s Party will push through amnesty report observations: Govt whip
WITH A House special committee’s observations on a report on drafting an amnesty bill for political offenders up for vote at the House of Representatives tomorrow (Oct. 24) the government whip said he is confident it would be approved as the largest parties both sides of the aisle, Pheu Thai and People’s, would be
Read moreSenator faces possible suspension of legislative duties
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SENATOR SOMCHAI Lenglak could possibly be suspended from doing his legislative duties in the wake of the Supreme Court’s verdict delivered against him today (Sep. 23). The Supreme Court ruled the senator guilty of involvement in vote-buying activity in last year’s election for MP of Songkhla which he had unsuccessfully
Read morePolitically associated Mongkol voted Senate speaker
By Thai Newsroom Reporters KNOWN FOR BEING ALLEGEDLY associated with political parties, Mongkol Surasajja was today (July 23) overwhelmingly voted Senate speaker. The newly-elected senators cast 159 votes out of a total 200 to pick Mongkol, a former provincial governor of Buriram and former director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration, as Senate speaker.
Read moreWoman contested senatorial race in Buriram without signing her name: Nipit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a sheer electoral irregularity, a woman farmer had been allegedly hired by a politically-associated wheeler-dealer to contest the senatorial election without signing her name on the application form and been elected at the district and provincial stages in Buriram. Former Democrat MP Nipit Intharasombat today
Read morePolling agency urged to cancel senatorial race over alleged Buriram ploys
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (July 5) urged to declare last month’s senatorial election “null and void” primarily due to alleged preplanned electoral riggings which had seen as many as 14 Buriram-based contestants elected. Defeated senatorial contender Patrapong Supaksa filed a formal complaint to the Election Commission today, calling for
Read moreElection Commission pressed to put off ratification of all 200 senators-designate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (July 1) pressed to indefinitely delay an official ratification of all 200 senators-designate, scheduled for upcoming Wednesday, otherwise a duty-negligence lawsuit would be filed in court against the polling agency. Kamrob Panyakaeo, an outvoted senatorial contestant, called on the Election Commission to not ratify the
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