Elections in Thailand

Wan Muhamad Noor Matha (PCC) Pichet Chuamuangphan (PTP) Paradorn Prissanananthakul (BTP) Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (PP)

Mongkol Surasajja Kriangkrai SrirakBunsong Noisophon President: Chanakarn Theeravechpolkul President: Prasitsak Meelarp President: Nakarin Mektrairat Diplomatic missions of / in Thailand Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Borders : Cambodia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Maritime : India Indonesia Vietnam) Foreign aid Some parts of the Government of Thailand are selected through democratic elections.

[2] In the current system as laid out by the 2017 constitution, known as "mixed member apportionment (MMA)", the voter casts a single vote for a constituency MP, which is then also used in the calculation of the party list seats.

[3] Special elections can be called if the candidate fail to pass the commission's standards (known as yellow-cards) or if a vacancy occurs.

The commission also have the authority to annul or ban candidates based on their standards (red-cards).

The Senate is a non-partisan chamber and therefore candidates cannot be a member of a political party.

The Tambon Administrative Organizations, a local government similar to the municipalities, also has an elected council and mayor.

Pattaya as a special administrative area has a council with 24 seats and an elected mayor, same as a city.

Additionally, every province has a province-wide local government named the Provincial Administrative Organization with an elected council and chairman.

It has been incredibly active in the last two general elections in annulling and disqualifying candidates.

Voter turnout during elections is not much of a problem in Thailand as voting is compulsory and is one of the responsibilities described in the Constitution a citizen must exercise.