Change Came Out of the Ballot Box in Thailand

The coalition of 308 representatives, which will form the new government after the general elections held yesterday in Thailand, will be led by the Forward Action Party (MFP) and the Party for Thais (PTP).

MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat said in a statement that a new coalition government made up of 308 representatives has been formed; She expressed that this will be led by the MFP and the PTP. Limjaroenrat noted that she had consulted with the PTP leader, Paetongtarn Shinavatra, and that in addition to her own parties, other smaller parties, the Palang Prachachat Party, the Thai Sang Thai Party and the Thai Liberal Party, would also participate in the coalition.

To become prime minister in Thailand, a candidate must win 376 in a joint session of the 500-seat House of Representatives and the 250-member Senate. If there is no disagreement between the parties, the new prime minister is expected to be MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat.

In Thailand, where there are 52 million voters, after the elections with 75 percent turnout, the coalition-led MFP has 115 representatives and the PTP has 111 representatives. The remaining seats in the coalition consisting of 308 representatives are shared by the other 3 parties.

THAILAND IS THE SCENE OF MILITARY COUPS

In the country with a population of more than 66 million, 52 million voters went to the polls in 400 constituencies. 400 members of the 500-member House of Representatives are determined by majority vote in each constituency, and the other 100 members are determined by separate vote. The 250-member Senate and 500-member House of Representatives, made up of soldiers appointed by the junta, will choose the prime minister in a joint session.

Thailand’s former prime minister, Taksin Shinavatra, was ousted in a military coup in 2006, accused of corruption and contempt of the king. Taksin Shinavatra’s brother, Yinglak Shinavatra, rose to power in the 2011 elections, but the Thai military retook power on 22 May 2014, following an uprising by those who accused Yinglak of being a “brother’s puppet”. and demanded his resignation. be suppressed

Prayut, who was the Commander of the Royal Thai Army at the time, became the prime minister of the military government that ruled the country from 2014 to 2019. Prayut entered the elections held in March 2019 as the candidate of the Palang Pracharath Party ( Poder del Estado Popular), supported by the junta, and was reinstated as prime minister with the joint vote of the House of Representatives, which was made up of elected deputies, and the Senate, which was made up of soldiers appointed by the junta.

Taksin Shinavatra’s youngest daughter, Paetongtarn Shinavatra, served in Pheu Thai, the largest opposition party founded by her father’s supporters in October 2021.

Paetongtarn, one of the leading candidates for the post of prime minister along with Pita Limjaroenrat, will become the fourth member of the Shinavatra family to serve as prime minister if elected. (AA)