Thailand General Election to be Held on May 14th

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Thailand’s general election will be held on May 14^th, the Election Commission has announced.

Our previous story:

On March 20th, His Royal Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand gave his endorsement to the dissolution of the country’s House of Representatives, which officially marks the start of the campaign season leading up to the upcoming May polls.

Now for the update:

The election date has been announced one day after the Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha dissolved the House of Representatives. On Tuesday (March 21^st) the Election Commission (EC) has approved to set May 14^th, 2023 for general election day and May 7^th, 2023 as for early voting.

For foreign readers one of the biggest effects of this event will be a certain alcohol sales ban, which means bars and nightlife must close, for 24 hours from the evening before the election to the day of when polls close for the actual election day. This is Thai law for elections.

As for early voting, sometimes this is a closure as well and readers will need to stay tuned for official announcements.

The original version of this article appeared on our sister website, The Pattaya News, owned by our parent company TPN media.

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