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  • Poll shows most respondents don’t believe Future Forward bribe claims

    Poll shows most respondents don’t believe Future Forward bribe claims

    PHOTO: prachatai.com More than 53% of respondents to a recent poll don’t believe the claim that the Future Forward party made in the days before last week’s parliametrary vote for the PM, that they had been offered millions of baht for their supporting votes.

  • Future Forward candidates say they’ve been offered up to 120M baht to vote for Prayut as PM

    Future Forward candidates say they’ve been offered up to 120M baht to vote for Prayut as PM

    The big vote for Thailand’s next PM starts tomorrow at 11am.

  • ASEAN group calls for end of judicial ‘harassment’ of Thai MPs

    ASEAN group calls for end of judicial ‘harassment’ of Thai MPs

    The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, based in Jakarta, is calling on Thai authorities to end what they describe as harassment of the Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. They’ve also asked the ruling Junta to stop their efforts to undermine anti-military parties in the new Thai parliament. Charles Santiago, Chair of APHR and a Member of Parliament in Malaysia was a signatory on the statement.

  • New Democrat leader may lean party away from pro-Army coalition

    New Democrat leader may lean party away from pro-Army coalition

    PHOTO: The Nation With a new leadership team heading up the Democrats, the focus is now on which way they will tip their MP seats in the formation of the new lower house in the Thai parliament. Whilst most pundits have thought they’d be leaning towards supporting the Palang Pracharath party (PPRP), who have current PM Prayut Chan-o-cha as their prime ministerial candidate, pundits believe the new leadership team are more unpredictable now as to which way their allegiances will swing. Acting leader Jurin Laksanavisit was elected the new Democrat leader winning 160 votes, from the 291 members selected to vote, yesterday afternoon

  • Second batch of official election results due today

    Second batch of official election results due today

    Five weeks after the country’s general election, the Election Commission has endorsed 349 successful constituency candidates for the House of Representatives, of the 350 seats contested. One constituency in Chiang Mai province had its winning candidate disqualified – a bi-election will be held at the end of the month. Today, the EC will reveal the 150 successful party-list MP candidates who will make up the rest of the 500 member lower house of the new Thai parliament

  • Thanathorn says other MPs now in the firing line, including from Phalang Pracharat

    Thanathorn says other MPs now in the firing line, including from Phalang Pracharat

    PHOTO: Future Forward’s Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit emerges defiant after spending six hours with the EC yesterday – The Nation by Kas Chanwanpen The political tactics of going after Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and other party members for alleged shareholdings in media companies, could come back to haunt the pro-junta camp after a similar allegation was made against one of its members. At least 12 members of the Future Forward Party, including Thanathorn, have now been singled out for alleged shareholdings in media companies, putting them at risk of being disqualified as members of the House of Representatives.

  • Thanathorn says he’s confident he won’t be penalised by the EC

    Thanathorn says he’s confident he won’t be penalised by the EC

    Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the leader of Future Forward Party, says he’s confident he won’t be penalised by the Election Commission over allegations he breached the Constitution and the election by holding shares in a media company, V Luck Media, when registering for the March 24 election. Thanathorn says he will submit his defence with the commission by next Monday and insists on his innocence.

  • Anti-Junta bloc announces coalition with at least 255 seats

    Anti-Junta bloc announces coalition with at least 255 seats

    by Kas Chanwanpen  The Pheu Thai Party’s de facto leader Sudarat Keyuraphan has announced this morning that an ‘anti-junta’ bloc had mustered at least 255 MPs from seven parties to form a coalition government. She said their shared aim was to stop the military junta from retaining power.

  • Election count – 8.45pm

    Election count – 8.45pm

    Many of the vote counts from outlying booths from out of the city are starting to come in. For now, it’s neck and neck with Pheu Thai and Palang Pracharat party with a strong showing from Future Forward. The phone calls will surely be underway between leaders of the Pheu Thai and Future Forward about a possible coalition

  • Thailand’s future is dissolving right before our eyes

    Thailand’s future is dissolving right before our eyes

    by Edward Kitlertsirivatana When an animal is cornered, with no other options, its survival instinct kicks in. It will fight tooth and nail for its life. With the dissolution of Thai Raksa Chart party, attempts to dissolve other rival parties are in the air.