Thailand to hold reelection on Dec. 11
3/12/2008 17:43
Thailand's Election Commission (EC) chairman Apichart Sukhagganond said
today that the reelection date will be on December 11 after the Constitution
Court yesterday ruled to dissolve the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Matchima
Thipataya Party and Chart Thai Party parties on electoral fraud
charges.
Apichart said the reelection will take place in 26 constituencies in
22 provinces after the court banned all executives from the three disbanded
parties, many of whom were members of parliament, from electoral process for
five years as punishment in line with the 2007 Constitution.
Somchai
Wongsawat, as PPP acting leader, lost his job as prime minister and MP
immediately as the dissolution verdict was handed down.
The EC will ask the
caretaker cabinet to consider issuing a royal decree on December 9 to hold the
reelection at the latest, Apichart said.
Xinhua
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