Phongthep: New decree for 28 no-contested constituencies not necessary
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Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana said Friday that it is not necessary to issue a new royal decree for election in 28 constituencies where there are no candidates.
He said each royal decree allowed the EC to hold voting until all MP seats are filled as required by the Constitution or at least 95 per cent of the 500 MPs are elected so the first House meeting can be convened.
“You can trace back to 1997 when we first have the EC to organise the election. As long as the EC has not endorsed the poll results it can hold voting several times under the same decree,” he said.
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