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THREAD: There’s been some developments in the controversy of @Pita_MFP’s shares in a dormant media company, the subject of numerous complaints seeking his disqualification as MP and preventing him to became PM. These revelations could turn things in his favor. #หุ้นitv
1) Back to the start first: No candidate running for office must own shares in a media company (Const. Sec 98.3). Several petitioners (incl. a MP of the ruling PPRP) point to Pita’s possession of 42,000 shares in iTV Plc a violation of exactly that. #หุ้นitv
2) The petitions target Pita’s MP eligibility going all the way back to the last election in 2019, back when the party was still @FWPthailand - and dissolved in 2020 for its leader’s @Thanathorn_FWP possession of shares in a defunct media company. #หุ้นitv
Thailand is holding an election that could tilt the balance of power, which for almost 9 years has been held by the military establishment. More than 52 million voters will cast ballots based essentially on if they want change, and how much. THREAD 🧵 #เลือกตั้ง66 #ThaiElection23
So how does it work? Thais will directly elect lower house members via the first-past-the-post contest and proportional representation. The new MPs will vote with the *unelected* Senate to pick the PM. Check this #เลือกตั้ง66 #ThaiElection23 explainer:
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This election is a heated battle between the conservative establishment led by coup maker-turned-PM Prayuth Chan-Ocha and the opposition parties looking to unseat him. I give you the lowdown of Prayuth and his key challengers. #เลือกตั้ง66 #ThaiElection23
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