The Senate of Thailand (Thai: วุฒิสภา, RTGS: Wutthisapha, pronounced [wút.tʰí.sā.pʰāː]; formerly known as the Phruetthasapha, Thai: พฤฒสภา, RTGS: Phruetthasapha...
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Senate elections were held in Thailand from 9 to 26 June 2024, the first of its kind under the 2017 Constitution. Under the Constitution, the transitional...
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The president of the Senate of Thailand is the presiding officer of the upper chamber of the National Assembly of Thailand. Various editions of The Europa...
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support to display the Thai text in this article correctly. Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name...
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Others include all 250 members of the Senate being appointed by the military. The majority of elections in Thailand follow the first-past-the-post system...
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was four month controversy pitting the Senate of Thailand against the Supreme Court. A key issue was the senate's authority to review the backgrounds of...
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The Government of Thailand, or formally the Royal Thai Government (Abrv: RTG; Thai: รัฐบาลไทย, RTGS: Ratthaban Thai, pronounced [rát.tʰā.bāːn tʰāj]),...
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On April 1, the senate approved the first reading of the bill with 147 votes for, 4 against, and 7 abstaining. On 18 June 2024, Thailand passed the same-sex...
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Thailand is expected to soon recognise same-sex marriage. The Act to Amend the Civil and Commercial Code (Marriage Equality Act) passed both houses of...
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of the National Assembly of Thailand, the legislative branch of the Thai government. The system of government of Thailand is that of a constitutional...
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Senate elections were held in Thailand on 29 March 2014 for the second time under the 2007 constitution. Half the senate seats were elected for non-partisan...
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Senate elections were held in Thailand on 2 March 2008, the first under a new constitution. Voter turnout was 56%. Results were expected on 9 March 2008...
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of Thailand (Thai: รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย; RTGS: Ratthathammanun Haeng Ratcha-anachak Thai) provides the basis for the rule of law in Thailand. Since...
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Assembly, including the military-appointed Senate. The prime minister is the de facto chair of the Cabinet of Thailand. The appointment and removal of ministers...
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Senate elections were held in Thailand on 19 April 2006. All 1,463 candidates for the 200 seats ran as independents, as they were forbidden from belonging...
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functionally blocked by allies of the monarchy and military in the Senate. Pheu Thai then assumed the lead, dissolving its alliance with Move Forward and...
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The cabinet of Thailand (formally, the Council of Ministers of Thailand; Thai: คณะรัฐมนตรี; RTGS: Khana Ratthamontri) is a body composed of thirty-five...
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Mongkol Surasajja (category Members of the Senate of Thailand)
Surasajja (Thai: มงคล สุระสัจจะ) is a Thai politician and President of the Senate of Thailand. He serves as a Member of the Senate of Thailand from Buriram...
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Thailand are selected through democratic elections. These include the House of Representatives of Thailand, (which combines with the appointed Senate...
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lèse-majesté. 26 June – Final/National round of the 2024 Thai Senate election 15 July – Thailand grants 60-day visa free access to nationals of 93 countries...
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Bunsong Noisophon (category CS1 Thai-language sources (th))
Noisophon (Thai: บุญส่ง น้อยโสภณ) is a Thai politician and Second Vice-president of the Senate of Thailand. He serves as a Member of the Senate of Thailand from...
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Senate elections were held for the first time in Thailand on 4 March 2000. All candidates ran as independents, as they were forbidden from running on...
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Manoonkrit Roopkachorn (redirect from Young Turks (Thailand))
Province) is a former Thai military officer, senator and President of the Senate of Thailand. A leader of the "Young Turks" clique of military officers, he took...
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Kriangkrai Srirak (category Members of the Senate of Thailand)
Kriangkrai Srirak (Thai: เกรียงไกร ศรีรักษ์) is a Thai military officer and politician, and First Vice-president of the Senate of Thailand. He serves as a...
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A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin:...
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in the 2014 Thai coup d'état), and the first after the expiration of the constitution's five-year transitory provision that gave the senate voting rights...
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upper house (the Senate of Thailand), and the lower house (the House of Representatives of Thailand). The Parliament House of Thailand is in the Dusit...
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The Tai or Thai ethnic group migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of centuries. The word Siam (Thai: สยาม RTGS: Sayam) may have originated...
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the monarchy of Thailand. After dissolving the government and the Senate of Thailand, the NCPO vested executive and legislative powers in its leader and...
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The 2023 Thai general election was held in Thailand on 14 May 2023 to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives. 400 members were elected from...
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