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Upcoming Elections

  • Parliamentary (Tentative)
    December 2011
  • Parliamentary (Tentative)
    2011
  • Legislative
    March 2014

Thailand

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: King BHUMIBOL Adulyadej
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister ABHISIT Vejjajiva
  • Assembly: Thailand has a bicameral Bicameral National Assembly consisting of the Senate (Wuthisapha) with 150 seats and the House of Representatives (Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon) with 400 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The King is hereditary N/A.
  • In the Senate (Wuthisapha), 74 members are appointed and 76 members are elected by popular vote. In the House of Representatives (Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon), 400 members are elected in multi-member constituencies and 80 members are elected by party list to serve 4-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 65,068,149

Future elections

  • Legislative - March 2014
  • Parliamentary - 2011
  • Parliamentary - December 2011

Past elections

Last Updated on 08/17/2005

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