US EditionThailand Votes in Early Election with Three Parties Seeking Coalition
No party is predicted to win a majority in a contest among progressive, conservative, and populist parties, with a constitutional referendum on drafting a new charter also on the ballot.
- While more than 50 parties are contesting the Thai election, only three major parties- the Peoples Party, Bhumjaithai, and Pheu Thai- have nationwide popularity to potentially gain a winning mandate.
- The progressive youth-facing Peoples Party, led by Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, is tipped to win the most votes and seats, while Bhumjaithai employs old-style patronage politics and grassroots organizing to benefit in the northeast.
- The Pheu Thai Party, linked to former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, trades on populist policies but has faced opposition from the royalist-military establishment, with the conservative court system ousting two of its prime ministers.
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Thailand counts votes in early election with 3 main parties vying for power - The Boston Globe
The battle for support from 53 million registered voters comes against a backdrop of slow economic growth and heightened nationalist sentiment. While more than 50 parties are contesting the polls, only three — the People’s Party, Bhumjaithai, and Pheu Thai — have the nationwide organization and popularity to gain a winning mandate.
The polls opened today in Thailand for a snap election seen as a race between the three leading parties and their competing visions of progressive, populist and old patronage policies.
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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. 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 a new constitution. Otherwise, the current 2017 constitution written under military rule following the…
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