The Far Progressive Party won 151 seats to become the largest party in the House of Commons, and Thailand confirmed the candidate for the House of Commons election | Member | Election
The Thai Election Commission officially confirmed the list of 500 elected members of the lower house of parliament on the 19th.
Thailand held elections for the lower house of parliament on May 14th, electing all 500 seats. According to the official confirmation, the Far Progressive Party won a total of 151 seats, becoming the largest party in the House of Commons. The Thai Party and the Pride Thai Party ranked second and third respectively with 141 and 71 seats. The Thai Solidarity Party, where Prime Minister Prayu is based, won 36 seats.
On the 19th, the Secretary of the Thai Election Commission, Sha Yong, stated at a press conference that the House of Commons must convene a meeting within 15 days to vote for the Speaker of the House of Commons.
According to the Thai Constitution, the Speaker of the House of Commons serves as the President of the National Assembly, and the Speaker of the House of Lords serves as the Vice President of the National Assembly. After the establishment of the new parliament, the president of the parliament will convene all 750 members of the upper and lower houses to vote on the candidate for prime minister elected by each political party, and the candidate who obtains more than half of all seats in the upper and lower houses will be elected as prime minister.