All you need to know about Thailand’s general election on May 14.
Thailand’s Parliament consists of 250 appointed senators in the Upper House, and 500 MPs in the Lower House, also known as the House of Representatives.On May 14, voters will elect candidates to the Lower House for a four-year term.There are 400 seats representing the 400 districts. The candidate with the most votes for that district wins the seat.The 100 party-list seats are distributed proportionately, based on the percentage share of votes each party gets in this category.
In the event that no party wins a majority to form a single-party government, parties will need to ally with others to form a coalition government of at least 251 of the 500 Lower House seats. In the 2019 election, Pheu Thai Party won the most seats with 136 MPs but was unable to get enough support from the Lower House to form a majority coalition.
The military-linked Palang Pracharath Party, which won 115 seats, then cobbled together another 139 seats from 18 other parties to form the government.Before the polls, each party can nominate up to three PM candidates. These individuals need not be an elected MP.The elected MPs and appointed senators from the Upper House will take a joint parliamentary vote for the PM.Article type: free
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