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- For 7 years, Thailand has not had local elections. From the coup of 2014 until Sunday December 20, 2020, Thais, who have the right to vote in the 76 provinces of the country except Bangkok will use the right to use the voting card to select the president of the organization of the provincial administration. And member of the Council of Provincial Administrative Organization Act in charge of provincial development Where the vote was not chosen beforehand OR elections outside the district
- Therefore, the electorate must travel back to the elections It remains the address that appears in the house registry only If they do not exercise their rights and do not notify the cause of not attending the local elections Within the period between 7 days before on Election Day or 7 days after Election Day. There will be various restrictions for 2 years.
- In local elections Voters will receive two ballots to elect a President of the Provincial Administrative Organization and a member of the Provincial Administrative Organization Council, this time there are 46,013,968 voters nationwide, divided into 22,224,562 men and women. 23,789,406 people
- Number of members of the Provincial Administrative Organization Council In each province, depending on the number of people, with a population of not more than 500,000 people, there are 24 people, more than 500,000 people but not more than 1 million people, there are 30 people, plus of 1 million people but not more than 1.5 million people, there are 36 people, more than 1.5 million people but Up to 2 million with 42 people and more than 2 million with 48 people
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Part “Local choice” On December 20, this will be called in a different age. Or different from the past, it may be just when the “Thairath Online News Team” talks to “Adjunct Professor Dr. Yuthaporn Isarachai” Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University Faculty of Political Science, which found this local election Interesting It is the first time in more than 7 years and the rules of the law have changed. According to the Local Elections Law of 2019, which has new regulations in Section 34, the Electoral Commission Local Organization has the power to ban people from holding political office. Or government officials. Use your power to intimidate and punish candidates like you, such as helping campaign. What will be a political tool
Including Section 38 (2) which used to be a problem counting the age of the electorate at least 18 years, according to the Ministry of the Interior has had a circular Having been born before December 22, 2002, so many questions arise that the ECT will allow People under 18 or over 17 years old vote until the Electoral Commission has a conclusion for those who have Voting rights of at least 18 years must be born before December 21, 2002, this is another problem in local elections.
Furthermore, over seven years, the political base of each candidate for local elections has changed considerably. From people who have played a local role May not be chosen this time For example, a large stadium in the Chiang Mai area. It is worth keeping track of whether the applicants Who belonged to Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra and the Shinawatra family Will be able to capture the area or not Both in terms of national political flows AND the past, Mr. Thaksin The announcement fully supports applicants. If not chosen it will become that area of Chiang Mai. It no longer belongs to the Shinawatra family and in many areas it used to be the base of the Pheu Thai Party before.
“As in the case of Jatuporn Phromphan to help another candidate in the campaign And recently I had an attitude I may not know the fan base It will show that the Shinawatra family Will be powerful in the Chiang Mai area. The same or not This event elephants could have fallen. Because more than 7 years, the local political base may change. As with other provinces. You must see the role of the local political family will be. Because local politics would be concerned with solving problems in the area, including power cuts energy, water that does not flow, bad fires, it would be more tangible It is a reflection that local politics is a relationship of promotion. But do not forget that the relationship in the area Change also I have to see how it will affect “
What has been seen in local politics in the past Although the law does not contain any prohibition on whether a candidate must belong to a political party or not. But you will see local politicians in the past Affiliated with political parties that play national politics. Until this era, there must be an adjustment. The opposition has sent all the candidates on behalf of the Pheu Thai party. As well as the progressive faculty Which is the advanced party By national political parties I got involved with local politics To balance the government party And it will be more evident in the BMA elections where the majority of voters Will choose the party opposed to the government
Local polling places in major provinces Especially in areas with universities. You must be aware that the Faculty of Progress will be able to shake up local elections such as those in Khon Kaen and Udon Thani provinces, where the flow of “Thanathorn fever” is not as easy as the elections for deputies?
Other than that, nothing should change. Including the south. Local politics are still tied to the Democratic Party. Central Area Connected with the Palang Pracharat Party in the North, connected with the Pheu Thai Party and the Palang Pracharat Party, the Isan region still belongs to the Pheu Thai Party While the East will monitor whether there is a change in the local political family or not Especially Baan Yai, Chonburi Will he be elected or not?
Another thing to keep in mind in this local selection. Expect that the exercise of voice rights is not as vigorous as at the national level. Because local politics is an image of a certain group AND there are no pre-election or out-of-district elections. I think if more than 50% of the rights is used, that’s fine.
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