Thailand Election 2019 Prime Minister

General prayut chan o cha was elected as thailand s next prime minister in a joint upper and lower house parliamentary vote around 9pm last night following a day of intense debate.

Thailand election 2019 prime minister. To involve a high level member of the royal family in politics directly. Prayut beat his opponent thanathorn juangroongruangkit from future forward party with 500 to 244 votes. The 2019 thai general election was held in thailand on 24 march 2019.

Princess ubolratana mahidol 67 will stand for a party allied to divisive ex prime minister thaksin shinawatra according to registration papers. Opinion polls preferred party. Her decision breaks with the tradition of the thai.

In a televised statement on friday hours after tsm announced ubolratana would run for prime minister vajiralongkorn said. It was the first election since the 2014 thai coup d état that installed coup leader general prayut chan o cha as prime minister and the first held in accordance with the 2017 constitution which was drafted under the ruling military junta the elections selected the five hundred members of the new house of representatives. Updated 1048 gmt 1848 hkt march 25 2019 thailand s prime minister prayut chan o cha talks to the media after voting at a polling station in bangkok on march 24 2019 during thailand s general.

As the term of the ncpo appointed senate lasts until 2024 it is expected to exert influence into this election as well. The opposition complained of voting irregularities in the march 24 elections. But analysts believe these figures have the best chance of winning.

As in the preceding 2019 election the parliament s vote for prime minister will take place in a joint session with the 250 seat senate according to the constitution s provisional terms. The national assembly of thailand of 2019 consists of 500 members of the house of representatives elected in the 24 march 2019 general election and 250 members of the appointed senate it is the first parliament convened in accordance with the 2017 constitution which followed the 2014 military coup its lower house was the first since the coup to be elected while the senate was appointed by. Updated 0452 gmt 1252 hkt june 6 2019 thailand s prime minister prayuth chan ocha arrives to a weekly cabinet meeting at government house in bangkok thailand june 4 2019.