Thai Cabinet approves $240m budget to hold 2023 general election

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BANGKOK - Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a budget of US$182 million to hold a general election in 2023, a government spokesperson said.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has yet to dissolve Parliament and call an election, which must be held by May 2023.as he looks for ways to extend his eight-year rule despite term limits, signaling shifting alliances and a ramp up in political jockeying. He is now a member of the newly formed Ruamthai Sarngchart party, which has pledged to name the former army chief as its candidate for prime minister. The move completes his split with the military-backed Palang Pracharath party that backed his bid for the top job four years ago.

Mr Prayut is manoeuvring to stay in power despite a steady decline in his popularity and a constitutional term limit that

 

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