Thailand prepares for senatorial election
Bangkok (VNA) - The Election Commission of Thailand has set up coordination centres to make preparations for holding senatorial elections in all provinces.
The EC Office said in its website on March 11 that the 77
senatorial election coordination centres will oversee the appointments of
election committees for district and provincial-level senatorial elections.
The coordination centres will also be in charge of making
other preparations for the upcoming election, it said.
The incumbent Senate is scheduled to complete its term on
May 11 and 200 new senators must be elected via peer voting among candidates in
20 groups of occupations at three levels of voting – district, provincial and
national levels.
The EC Office said the provincial election offices’ chiefs
will coordinate with the provincial governors and district chiefs for at least
30 days before May 11 to appoint district and provincial senatorial election
committees.
Those interested in contesting for Senate seats can consult
election offices in all provinces and can study details based on the organic
2018 senatorial election organic law and on the EC’s directive on senatorial
elections announced last month, it added./.