Democrat campaign spendings outpace Pheu Thai's
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The Democrat Party spent Bt165 million to sway votes for 125 party-list candidates while the Pheu Thai Party's spendings amounted to Bt93 million for 124 candidates in the July 3 general election.
In the campaign audit report released yesterday by the Election Commission, the campaign finances for the two major parties were below the legal limits.
The Democrats were allowed to spend up to Bt187 million and Pheu Thai’s spending cap was at Bt186 million.
In the last general election, some 40 political parties fielded a total of 1,379 party-list candidates to compete for 100 House seats allocated via proportionate voting.
The campaign spendings for other parties included Bhum Jai Thai (Bt81 million), Chart Thai Pattana (Bt59 million), Chart Pattana Puea Pandin (Bt57 million), Palang Chon (17 million), Rak Prathet Thai (9.5 million) and Matubhum (9.5 million) and Palang Chon (17 million).
