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Thailand reporter at Bloomberg @business. Formerly @Reuters. 📝: politics, business, energy, commodities, environment. Views mine. 📧: patpicha@bloomberg.net
May 14, 2023 19 tweets 16 min read
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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