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 Country Strategy and Program Update 2002-2004 - Thailand - ADB.org
Thailand ranked 76th among 174 countries in the 1999 human development index of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and is classified as a high human development country.
Fortunately, Thailand has attained or is approaching the income level at which, as experience in more advanced countries suggests, a strong national consensus favoring environmental protection emerges and begins to exercise a growing influence on the environmental debate.
Thailand is emerging as both a market for their produce and as a source of agricultural and other technology and capital.
www.adb.org /Documents/CSPs/THA/2001/csp0200.asp   (1571 words)

  
 Cambodia
Election related violence and intimidation occurred less frequently than in previous national elections, and the Government took action against some perpetrators, but not consistently.
Election observers and political parties running against the CPP in local elections complained that they were not given equal access to the media.
These are the first elections the country has organized without substantial foreign assistance, and election preparations also were marked by poor dissemination of information and other logistical and administrative problems.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8283.htm   (11005 words)

  
 Thailand
The election process was viewed as free and fair; however, it was marred by widespread vote buying, and the killing of some political canvassers during the campaign.
Thailand was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant.
On December 7, 2001, relatives of hill tribe drug addicts reported that those addicts who arrived at a RTA sponsored drug detoxification camp were forced down a hole where water and ashes were poured on them.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18265.htm   (14658 words)

  
 Fair Election:: Pre-Election Observation Report
Partisan oversight and administration of elections is not the international norm, as it builds in the possibility for the perception of conflict of interests.
In the last federal election, up to 12 percent of all votes were cast this way and based on requests for absentee ballot applications; up to 25 percent of voters may cast absentee ballots in 2004.
Boards of Elections were very welcoming and open to discussion of their preparations and any challenges to election processes and administration, though emphatic that all care has been taken to guarantee the smooth running of the forthcoming election.
www.fairelection.us /observers_report1.htm   (8855 words)

  
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Although the 2001 election was still subject to fraud and vote-buying, the EC played an active role in attempting to reduce such activities, marking considerable progress in Thailand’s move towards more transparent democratic processes.
The judiciary is independent of the legislative and executive branches of government, and Supreme Court judges are appointed by the king.
In the 2001 election for the House of Representatives, the effective number of parties in the legislature fell dramatically from an average of 6.2 before 1997 to 3.1, reflecting both a decline in the number of parties contesting each single-member district and better coordination of parties between districts.
mrpaul.typepad.com /tcis/files/notes.ThaiPolStruc2.doc   (2498 words)

  
 Thailand legislative election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legislative elections were held in Thailand on 6 February 2005.
At the January 2001 elections, Thai Rak Thai won 248 of the 500 seats, and gained a majority by forming an alliance with the Chart Thai Party (Thai Nation Party) of Banharn Silpa-Archa, which won 41 seats.
Between the 2001 and 2005 elections the Thai party situation was simplified by the disappearance of minor parties.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thailand_legislative_election,_2005   (1346 words)

  
 Strategic Insights -- Quo vadis Thailand ? Thai Politics after the 2005 Parliamentary Election[1]
The election marked the decisive entrenchment of the political hegemony of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the ruling Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party that emerged after he was elected Prime Minister in a landslide vote in January 2001.
Thailand's current democratic polity is the result of a long political struggle characterized by frequent alternation between authoritarian and semi-democratic regimes since the end of absolute monarchy in 1933.
In 2001, forty-three politicians, canvassers and bureaucrats were shot dead nationwide in election-related acts of violence, particularly in the North and Northeast.[42] Furthermore, the Election Commission has called new polls in sixty-two constituencies after "red cards" were handed to candidates in eight of those districts and "yellow cards" in the other fifty-four.
www.ccc.nps.navy.mil /si/2005/Jun/croissantJun05.asp   (6447 words)

  
 Polity IV Country Report 2003: Thailand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Facing considerable domestic political pressure, in July 2001 the Constitutional Court acquitted Prime Minister Shinawatra of charges of deliberately concealing his assets during the run up to the 2001 elections.
Thailand is a parliamentary democracy in which the premier is directly accountable to the legislative branch.
However, during the impeachment process of Prime Minister Shinawatra during the first half of 2001, the Constitutional Court faced considerable political pressure and allegations of judiciary corruption were widespread.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Thi1.htm   (555 words)

  
 Politics of Thailand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament.
In those elections, the political parties that had opposed the military in May 1992 won by a narrow majority, and Chuan Leekpai, a leader of the Democrat Party, became prime minister at the head of a five-party coalition.
In the January 2001 elections, telecommunications multimillionaire Thaksin Shinawatra and his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party won an overwhelming victory on a populist platform of economic growth and development.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Thailand   (1858 words)

  
 Thailand official news and information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The forthcoming February 6 general election will be the second time that Thai voters will vote for two types of MPs: one on a party-list basis; and the other on a single-member constituency basis.
Like those in the 6 January 2001 general election, voters in the 6 February 2005 general election will be given two ballots in different colors to elect a candidate on a constituency basis and a party on a party-list basis.
Before the 2001 general election, voters hardly had an idea who would be selected as Cabinet members, if a party formed a new government.
thailand.prd.go.th /the_inside_view.php?id=563   (628 words)

  
 Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: Asia
This may have reflected the impact of democratization in important countries in the region such as Thailand, whose foreign minister broke ranks with other ASEAN countries and openly criticized Burma's suppression of opposition political activities.
In Laos, armed insurgency from ethnic Hmong in the highlands and ethnic Lao rebels based in Thailand and Laos increased during the year, and in June, the government initiated a national security alert after a series of unclaimed bomb blasts were attributed to those Lao insurgents.
This was the case with three groups of Burmese refugees: ethnic Shan refugees in Thailand, ethnic Chin in India; and ethnic Rohingya in Malaysia.
www.hrw.org /wr2k1/asia/index.html   (2302 words)

  
 Elections around the World 2006
Information covered includes the date and type of election; the number of registered voters; the party in power (where applicable); the type of government; whether voting is compulsory; some key issues; the main players; commentary as the elections unfold; and results when known.
A parliamentary election or legislative election is an election to select the members of the national legislative body in a parliamentary system of government.
Thailand: Constitutional crisis lingers on discusses the multitude of court cases filed by citizens in an effort to nullify the general election of 2 April 2006.
www.aph.gov.au /library/intguide/POL/elections2006.htm   (5078 words)

  
 Election Resources on the Internet: Western Europe
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 Post Election
We have suspected foul play in the last few election cycles, but this is the first case to be taken seriously by the national media.
Looking at the tactics used in recent elections, this doesn’t seem like much of a stretch, but the more people who are aware and on the lookout, the better our chances of proving or disproving this story.
The president proposes legislation to sidestep the Geneva Conventions and includes a retroactive clause in an attempt to keep his ass and others out of jail.
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 thailand - elections around the world
Judicial—composed of the Constitutional Court, the Courts of Justice, and the Administrative Courts Elections: Senate—last held 4 March, 29 April, 4 June, 9 July, and 22 July 2000 (next to be held by March 2006).
General Election 2005 which discusses electoral fraud, voter preference for the Thai Rak Thai Party, other parties contesting the election, disqualification of candidates, analysis of the Thaksin phenomenon and faction fighting and an election map showing constituencies with full statistical data.
The article goes on to discuss issues of concern to Thailand such as the bird flu, ongoing violence particularly in the south, the war on drugs, the recent tsunami disaster, human rights violations and abuses of power.
www.aph.gov.au /Library/intguide/POL/elections/thailand.htm   (333 words)

  
 Fed-up Thais seek ouster of 'CEO prime minister'
A week before the 2001 election, Thaksin was charged with concealing assets in his telecommunications empire by transferring shares to relatives, his chauffeur, his maid and others.
It was his transfer of Shin shares that raised eyebrows in 2001 and the sell-off of the family's controlling stake in January that triggered the current political crisis.
It was also the first time a single party had swept a majority of the legislative seats.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /national/263140_thailand16.html   (888 words)

  
 Thailand legislative election, 2001 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Legislative elections were held in Thailand on January 6, 2001.
At stake were 500 seats in the House of Representatives (Sapha Poothaen Rassadorn).
PR - (Pak Ratsadorn) Citizen's Party (Thailand) (conservative)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thailand_legislative_election,_2001   (282 words)

  
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Thailand Restructuring of Government Agencies Act of 2002 (en)
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 Thailand Government 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
elections : none; the king is a constitutional monarch; prime minister designatedfrom among the members of the House of Representatives; following electionsin the House of Representatives, the leader of the party that wins a pluralityof seats usually becomes prime minister
Legislative branch bicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consists of the Senate orWuthisapha (a 270-member appointed body; members serve six-year terms) andthe House of Representatives or Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon (393 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections : House of Representatives - last held 17 November 1996 (next scheduledto be held by 17 November 2000, but may be held earlier as Prime MinisterCHAWALIT has promised to hold elections after the draft of the new constitutionis complete and that is scheduled for the end of 1997)
www.photius.com /wfb1997/thailand/thailand_government.html   (379 words)

  
 Thailand Government 2006 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
elections: Senate - last held 19 April 2006 (next to be held in April 2012); House of Representatives - last held 6 February 2005 (next to be held in summer or fall of 2006)
note: snap election for House was held on 2 April 2006; election was invalidated by Constitution Court
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - (2005 election) percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - TRT 376, DP 97, TNP 25, PP 2
www.theodora.com /wfbcurrent/thailand/thailand_government.html   (348 words)

  
 Thailand 2003 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, ...
Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consists of the Senate or Wuthisapha (200 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon (500 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held 4 March, 29 April, 4 June, 9 July, and 22 July 2000 (next to be held NA March 2004); House of Representatives - last held 6 January 2001 (next to be held NA January 2005)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - TRT 248, DP 128, TNP 41, NAP 36, NDP 29, other 18
www.theodora.com /wfb2003/thailand/thailand_government.html   (418 words)

  
 GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Asia - Thailand - Government Facts and Figures
elections: Senate - last held 4 March, 29 April, 4 June, 9 July, and 22 July 2000 (next to be held by March 2006); House of Representatives - last held 6 January 2001 (next to be held 6 February 2005)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - TRT 248, DP 128, TNP 41, NDP 29, other 54
For comments and feedback, write to us at info@GeographyIQ.com.
www.geographyiq.com /countries/th/Thailand_government.htm   (494 words)

  
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