Thailand is voting in a snap election amid political instability and weak economic growth. Reformist People’s Party leads polls against incumbent PM Anutin’s Bhumjaithai. Key issues include inequality, debt, sluggish growth, border tensions with Cambodia, and a constitutional referendum.

Thailand votes as three-way battle: Why the snap election was called and who’s the frontrunner

The Thai king on Sunday (Aug 18) formally appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, as Thailand's new prime minister.

Thai king officially appoints Paetongtarn Shinawatra as new prime minister

Thailand's Pheu Thai party has chosen 37-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as its candidate for prime minister, it announced on Thursday, a day after a court dismissed the incumbent premier in an ethics case.

Thailand's Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate

Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of Thailand’s pro-reform party which won the most seats in May’s election, on Thursday failed to get the desire majority vote in the parliament to become the next prime minister.

Thailand’s winning candidate Pita Limjaroenrat loses parliamentary vote for becoming PM

Thailand's prime ministerial frontrunner Pita Limjareonrat will be investigated over whether he was qualified to run in last month's election, a top official said on Monday, in another setback as he battles to win backing for his premiership.

Thailand's poll body to investigate PM frontrunner Pita

Thailand’s two main opposition parties agreed on Monday (May 15) to form a ruling coalition after winning the elections over the weekend against the military-backed rivals who have been in power for nearly a decade, paving the way for a new era in Thai politics.

Thailand poll winner Move Forward, opposition party agree to form coalition

Thailand election result 2023: Thailand's opposition parties have gained early traction in the preliminary election vote count, with progressive parties leading the conservative military-aligned parties that have been in power for almost a decade.

Thailand election result 2023: Pheu Thai and Move Forward Party stun military loyalists

The national election in Thailand started on Sunday (May 14). Thai voters, old and young, flocked to their polling stations to vote. The election tests the resolve of a pro-military establishment at the heart of two decades of intermittent turmoil in the coup-prone country.

Morning brief: Voting in Thailand begins, Russia-Ukraine war updates, and more

Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, will hold a general election on Sunday, pitting pro-democracy parties that are surging in popularity against those backed by military-linked conservatives.

Thailand Election 2023: Ballot boxes being checked ahead of general elections

Trudging along Bangkok's hot and dusty streets, green candidates struggle to canvass support ahead of Thailand's election, with record-breaking pollution failing to spur anything more than political hot air. Rohit Wellington Rajan brings you the report.

Thailand: Green candidates struggle for support in election amid pollution crisis

Many Thai citizens lined up early Sunday (May 7) to vote in the parliamentary election that will be held on May 14. Over two million citizens across Thailand registered for early voting out of 52 million eligible voters who are aged 18 and above, the news agency Reuters reported citing the national election commission.

Thailand: Voters cast ballots a week before parliamentary election

Thailand's army chief on Tuesday warned against protests after a disputed election, invoking the revered monarchy and castigating people who he said "distort" democracy.

Thai army chief warns against protests after disputed election

Thailand's first general election since a military coup five years ago was thrown into disarray on Monday as two opposition parties alleged cheating and the election commission said it could be weeks until the make-up of parliament becomes clear.

Charges of cheating amid confusion over Thailand's election result

Thailand's ruling junta took an unexpected lead in the country's first election since a 2014 coup with more than 90 per cent of ballots counted, putting it on course to return to power at the expense of the kingdom's pro-democracy camp.

Thai junta party takes shock lead in first general election since 2014 coup

A coup leader emerges as a civilian prime minister, pro-democracy forces unite to thwart the junta's ambitions, a stalemate or another putsch resets the political landscape -- Thailand's cliffhanger of an election Sunday could result in a number of outcomes.

Possible scenarios after Thailand's junta-backed election

Twitter war of words erupts between Sushma Swaraj, Pakistan minister over abduction of Hindu girls in Sindh A war of words erupted on Sunday between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary over reports of abduction of two Hindu teenaged girls and their forcible conversion to Islam on the eve of Holi in the Sindh province.

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Thai voters flocked to the polls on Sunday for the first election since a 2014 coup, and an exit poll indicated the populist party linked to exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra would win the most seats, but not enough to form a government.

Exit poll has Thai opposition winning most seats but not enough for government

Thais began the nail-biting wait late Sunday to see whether the ruling junta will return to power as a civilian government, or if pro-democracy parties can triumph against the odds, as polls closed in the country's first general election since a 2014 coup.

Polls close in Thailand's first general election since 2014 coup

An international observer group said it would face limitations in judging to what extent Thailand's general election on Sunday is free and fair, partly because it was granted accreditation too late to get more than 35 monitors into the country.

Election observers say face limitations in Thailand poll

Thai political parties geared up on Friday for their largest rallies yet, two days ahead of the country's first election since a military coup nearly five years ago, but one that critics say will deny power to the most popular party.

Thai parties head into final battle ahead of Sunday vote

Thailand's Constitutional Court announced on Thursday it will consider a ban on a party that nominated princess for prime minister, raising the prospect of a further setback for opposition chances in a general election.

Thai court to consider ban on party that nominated princess Ubolratana for upcoming general election

She is a Thai princess who became a champion sailor, married a foreign commoner, earned two degrees in the United States, starred in a soap opera and tragically lost her son in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

After storied life, Thai princess turned populist aims to be PM

A Thai political party will obey a command from the king blocking the candidacy of a princess for prime minister, it said in a statement Saturday, in a dramatic reversal only a day after putting her forward for the position.

Thailand: Will comply with royal order against princess PM candidacy, says Raksa Chart party

Thailand's royalty made an unprecedented move into politics on Friday when the sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn was declared as a prime ministerial candidate for March 24 elections, registration papers showed.

Thai king's sister nominated for PM in March polls in unprecedented move

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