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Thailand votes for general election constitutional referendum
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
While more than 50 parties are contesting the polls, the contest is primarily between the progressive People's Party (PP), the military-backed conservative Bhumjaithai Party (BJT), and Pheu Thai. hai voters are also participating in a constitutional referendum asking whether to begin writing
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Thailand's PM-elect Anutin Charnvirakul unveils cabinet picks to restore s
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Thailand's Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul has announced key cabinet appointments aimed at restoring confidence in the country following months of political and economic turmoil caused by the former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's ethics violations, Al Jazeera reported.
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former PM Thaksin elected as Thailand'
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Paetongtarn, 37, the daughter of the country's billionaire tycoon and former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra will succeed Srettha Thavisin, who was removed from office by the country's constitutional court on August 14 in an ethics case.
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Thailand: Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns after 15 years of exile
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to Nikkei Asia, his return comes hours before a parliamentary vote to elect a new prime minister, with his Pheu Thai party hoping to form a new government after having brokered a coalition. Thaksin fled Thailand in 2008, shortly before the Supreme Court sentenced him for helping
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Move Forward, Pheu Thai can form coalition government in Thailand
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Election Commission data showed on Monday that Thailand's progressive opposition was well ahead with nearly all ballots counted, delivering a heavy defeat to conservative parties allied with the military for nearly a decade.
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Thailand election: Polling ends, counting underway
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to Bangkok Post, as of 7:28 pm (Local Time), the Move Forward Party had taken the lead in both the constituency and party-list competitions, followed by the Pheu Thai Party and the Bhumjaithai Party.
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Thailand elections today: Young voters call for change in military-dominat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Voting is scheduled to begin at 8 am (01:00 GMT) on Sunday and will conclude at 5 pm (10:00 GMT). About 52 million voters will choose members of a new 500-seat House of Representatives for the next four years.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin promises to return to Thailand post-election, face
Updated : 3 years ago IST
After years of living in self-exile overseas, Thaksin said in an interview with Kyodo News while visiting Tokyo that he is waiting it out before maybe returning this year. In order to avoid serving time in prison, he fled Thailand in 2008 after being overthrown in a military coup in 2006.
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Thailand king revokes former PM's royal decoration
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Mar 31 (ANI): Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Saturday (local time) revoked royal decorations awarded to toppled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra after he was convicted for corruption.
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Thailand elections: Voters head to poll stations after 5 years of military
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Mar 24 (ANI): Polling began on Sunday after nearly five years of military rule in Thailand where around 51 million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise, South China Morning Post reported.
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Former Thai PM Yingluck seeks asylum in UK
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], September 29 (ANI): Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who has been sentenced to five years in prison, has reportedly sought political asylum in the United Kingdom, CNN reported.
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