Pheu Thai Spokesperson Mr. Prompong Nopparit said the Red Shirt members have entered politics legally while expressing confidence that all of Pheu Thai MPs will be certified by 19 July, 2011. The Spokesperson explained that the Election Commission of Thailand had approved the qualifications of Red Shirt core leaders as MP candidates on 2 June, [...]
The Election Commission (EC) has asked elected candidates who have passed its certification process to collect papers endorsing their MP status while the consideration of complaints and endorsement for the rest will be clearer next week. EC Secretary-General Mr Suthiphon Thaveechaiyagarn on Thursday morning inspected the operation of his office to issue MP status documents [...]
Incoming Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has brushed aside reports that there might be a rift inside her Pheu Thai Party upon the selection of appropriate figures for ministerial portfolios. According to Ms Yingluck, at present the Pheu Thai-led government consists of 300 MP seats from six political parties. As for the selection of new cabinet [...]
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said it was entirely the decision of the Pheu Thai Party to assign ministerial posts to anyone, adding that the soon to be government should carefully implement the policies they had promised the public. Mr. Abhisit said if Pheu Thai planned to appoint the core leader of the Red Shirts, they [...]
Thailand’s Prime Minister-elect Yingluck Shinawatra has stressed that her consideration of cabinet members will be based solely on individual capabilities. Ms Yingluck brushed off a rumour that she would appoint her brother ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as a trade ambassador, saying that she did not know how the rumour came from. She noted that her [...]
Pheu Thai party leader Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday announced that her party, which gained a majority of votes in the July 3 election, will join forces with four smaller parties to form a coalition government. The five parties to form the new government are Pheu Thai, the Chartthaipattana party, Chart Pattana Puea Pandin, Palang Chon [...]
Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party under the leadership of Yingluck Shinawatra, youngest sister of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won the country’s 26th general election on Sunday, paving the way for her to be the first female prime minister of this Southeast Asian nation. The country’s Election Commission reports that the latest tally after nearly all [...]
Mr Abhisit Vejjajiva has announced his resignation as leader of the Democrat Party after the number of MP seats taken by his party in this election is lower than the one in the 2007 general election. At a press conference at the party’s headquarters, Mr Abhisit announced his resignation, stating that he must show responsibility [...]
Prime Minister and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has acknowledged his defeat in the general election while Pheu Thai candidate Yingluck Shinawatra has thanked all sides for their support and contribution to a peaceful poll. After the end of the general election today, Mr Abhisit made a televised speech, expressing his appreciation for all Thai [...]
BANGKOK, 3 July 2011 The Election Commission (EC) has concluded that the voter turnout for the 3 July general election exceeds the target at over 73%; however, there are over three million void ballots. According to EC Secretary-General Dr Suthiphon Thaveechaiyagarn, over 97% of ballots were counted as of 22.00 hrs. There were 73.91% or [...]
