Thailand has been left in constitutional limbo after antigovernment protestors succeeded in preventing the election of enough representatives to form a new government.
Boycotts instigated by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) — along with intimidation and obstruction of voters during Sunday’s poll — meant that the number of legislators elected is below the constitutionally required minimum for a government and the selection of a prime minister.
“The elections did not produce 95 percent of elected members of the lower house thanks to blockages by [protest leader] Suthep’s forces,” Paul Chambers, the director of research at the Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs at Thailand’s Chiang Mai University, told TIME on Monday.
“A formal announcement is to be made today by the Election Commission,” he said. “But there is no way that the required 475 members can be reached. Depending on the announcement, we will know how many more parliamentarians are needed to reach the 95 percent quorum.” Full story...
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Boycotts instigated by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) — along with intimidation and obstruction of voters during Sunday’s poll — meant that the number of legislators elected is below the constitutionally required minimum for a government and the selection of a prime minister.
“The elections did not produce 95 percent of elected members of the lower house thanks to blockages by [protest leader] Suthep’s forces,” Paul Chambers, the director of research at the Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs at Thailand’s Chiang Mai University, told TIME on Monday.
“A formal announcement is to be made today by the Election Commission,” he said. “But there is no way that the required 475 members can be reached. Depending on the announcement, we will know how many more parliamentarians are needed to reach the 95 percent quorum.” Full story...
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