A Thai voter casts her ballot in the country's general election on March 24 (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – Voting is underway in the general election in Thailand onMarch 24 with over 50 million people eligible to cast votes.
Up to 92,320 polling stations served the general election, the first since the militarycoup in 2014, starting from 8:00 to 17:00. Preliminary unofficial results areexpected to be announced at 20:00 the same day.
Atotal of 81 parties are contesting the election, and thousands of candidateswill vie for 350 constituencies. The other 150 members of the House ofRepresentatives will be elected from the national party lists under a system ofproportional representation.
Underthe new electoral system, having the most number of MPs in the 500-seat Houseof Representatives may not be enough to win the premiership. Thailand’s newConstitution empowers 250 military-backed senators to join 500 MPs in selectingthe prime minister during the initial period.
Prominentcandidates include Sudarat Keyuraphan from the Pheu Thai party; former primeminister Abhisit Vejjajiva from the Democrats; and a young telecomsbillionaire, Thanatorn Juangroongruangkit, from the new Future Forward party.Notably, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led the military coup in 2014, has beennominated as the only prime ministerial candidate of the newly formedpro-military Palang Pracha Rath Party.
A 24-hour alcohol ban began 6 pm on March 23 dueto the election.
A representative from the Election Commission of Thailand said a group representingforeign countries and international organisations is observing the election.The group includes those from foreign embassies in Bangkok, such as that ofAustralia, Bhutan, Cambodia, the Republic of Korea, and Vietnam.-VNA
More than 1.5 million people have registered for advance voting ahead of the March 24 general election in Thailand while 85,000 people officially signed up as overseas voters, Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) Secretary General Jarungvith Phumma said.
Nearly 2.6 million voters across Thailand started to cast early ballots on March 17, a week ahead the country’s first general election scheduled for March 24.
An average of 75 percent voter turnout was reported in the March 17 early voting for the general election in Thailand, according to an official from the country’s Election Commission (EC).
Political parties said on March 22 that they were ready for the election scheduled for March 24, while introducing new policies to win voters’ support.
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A Thai voter casts her ballot in the country's general election on March 24 (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
