Prayut Won’t Run as List-MP Candidate For United Thai Nation Party

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attending and event at the United Thai Nation Party.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attending and event at the United Thai Nation Party. Photo: พรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ United Thai Nation Party.

BANGKOK, March 28 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha will not run as a list-MP candidate of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party but it [Read More…]

Prayut nominated United Thai Nation Party’s first candidate for next PM

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is the United Thai Nation Party candidate for next prime minister.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is the United Thai Nation Party candidate for next prime minister. Photo: พรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ United Thai Nation Party.

The United Thai Nation Party has nominated Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as the party’s first candidate for next prime minister, followed by party leader Pirapan [Read More…]

Prawit Wongsuwan officially named Palang Pracharat’s only candidate for PM

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis shakes hands with Thailand's Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan in Bangkok
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis shakes hands with Thailand's Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan in Bangkok. Photo: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command / flickr.

Palang Pracharath Party Leader Prawit Wongsuwan was formally nominated as the party’s sole candidate for next prime minister at its general meeting on Friday. Wirat [Read More…]

Paetongtarn ‘Ung Ing’ Shinawatra ‘ready’ for candidacy

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Photo: @ingshin21 / Instagram.

Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra, who is the main opposition Pheu Thai Party’s chief adviser on public participation and innovation, said she is ready to be [Read More…]

Why candidate numbering could have a big impact on Thailand’s next general election

Sappaya-Sapasathan , the new parliament of Thailand under construction in Bangkok
Sappaya-Sapasathan , the new parliament of Thailand under construction in Bangkok. Photo: Sri85

Lawmakers amended the Constitution last year to restore the two-ballot system for the next general election — one ballot to vote for constituency MPs and [Read More…]

Parties reveal PM candidates for next general election

The new Thailand's parliament under construction in Bangkok. It is called Sappaya-Sapasathan
The new Thailand's parliament under construction in Bangkok. It is called Sappaya-Sapasathan. Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote. CC BY-SA 4.0.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Several political parties have already signaled the names of persons they would be nominating as prime ministerial candidates. While most parties nominate [Read More…]