Unofficial EC Results Show Opposition in Election Lead

[webfact]

 

by Paul Rujopakarn
    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Opposition parties are expected to win the majority of seats in the lower house of parliament following the general election of Thailand on Sunday (14 May), according to unofficial results released by the Election Commission (EC).

 

According to vote counting results updated by the EC on Monday (15 May), the two major oppositions - the Move Forward Party and the Pheu Thai Party - are expected to capture 113 and 111 seats respectively out of the 400 constituency seats in the House of Representatives.

 

Move Forward, with wide support among young voters, also came first in a separate poll to decide the 100 party-list seats in the House with more than 14 million votes ahead of Pheu Thai’s 10 million votes.

 

The EC is yet to announce the preliminary allocation of the 100 party-list seats, but local media calculated that the two opposition parties have secured a simple majority in the lower house of parliament.

 

More than 52 million Thai citizens were eligible to vote in the election. Under the two-ballot system with one vote for the 400 constituency members of parliament (MPs) and another for their preferred party vying for the 100 party-list MPs, voters will elect a total of 500 members to the House of Representatives.

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party (United Thai Nation Party) is projected to take 23 constituency seats, but was ranked third in the party-list poll with some 4.6 million votes.

 

The official election results are pending verification by the EC, which is expected to be due within 60 days. Meanwhile, the political parties are expected to start negotiations to form coalitions, as the new prime minister will need to secure a simple majority from the 500 MPs as well as the 250 senators in accordance with the 2017 constitution.

 

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230515103529704

 

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[KannikaP]

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

The official election results are pending verification by the EC, which is expected to be due within 60 days

Do the EC examine and then re-count all the voting papers?

In UK elections it is next day.

[KannikaP]

What are the main policy differences between Move Forward and Pheu Thai, anyone, simply, please?

 

From Chat....Move Forward and Pheu Thai are both progressive political parties in Thailand with a similar platform that focuses on social justice, workers' rights, and democracy. However, there are some key policy differences between the two parties. 1. Economic policies: Move Forward has a more broadly progressive agenda and supports a minimum wage increase, tax on the wealthy, universal healthcare, and a sustainable eco-friendly economic policy. Pheu Thai also supports a universal healthcare policy, but they focus more on the agricultural and................that was it!

Edited May 15, 2023 by KannikaP

[dinsdale]

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

Meanwhile, the political parties are expected to start negotiations to form coalitions, as the new prime minister will need to secure a simple majority from the 500 MPs as well as the 250 senators in accordance with the 2017 constitution.

This is the interesting bit. The 250 military lackeys in the Senate. It sure is a complicated system they have here.

 

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

Move Forward, with wide support among young voters, also came first in a separate poll to decide the 100 party-list seats in the House with more than 14 million votes ahead of Pheu Thai’s 10 million votes.

Not sure about this. Maybe it's meant to be MFP with 14 million votes to PT 10 million. Not 14 million ahead which would be 24 million to 10 million. MFP and PT are a lot closer vote wise than this indicates.
 

[Artisi]

60 days ???????????? let the games begin ....... 

[Artisi]

13 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Do the EC examine and then re-count all the voting papers?

In UK elections it is next day.

No - more likely waiting for the screw-up of the outcome to be sorted in accordance with early instructions.   

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party (United Thai Nation Party) is projected to take 23 constituency seats, but was ranked third in the party-list poll with some 4.6 million votes.

Bye bye Prayut, enjoy your retirement.

I'm sure you amassed a nice nest egg.

[Caldera]

Time for the dinosaurs to ride into the sunset.

[JustAnotherHun]

6 minutes ago, Caldera said:

Time for the dinosaurs to ride into the sunset.

I hope they really ride into the sunset instead riding to the next barack to come back with a few tanks.

[Artisi]

4 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

I hope they really ride into the sunset instead riding to the next barack to come back with a few tanks.

Don't think the two ex military Ronnie's have any sway what so ever with the current military muscle men......