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Thai Senate election, 2008 : ウィキペディア英語版 | Thai Senate election, 2008
Senate elections were held in Thailand on 2 March 2008 for the first time under the new constitution. Voter turnout was 56%.〔(Low turnout in Thai Senate vote ) BBC News, 3 March 2008〕 Results were expected on 9 March 2008.〔(Bangkok Post Breaking News )〕 76 candidates were elected, one for each province, while 74 senators will be appointed by a selection panel headed by the Constitution Tribunal's president Virat Limvichai. Nominations for these seats were made by professional groups between 13 January and 18 January 2008, whereafter a panel appointed by the Electoral Commission vetted the nominees' credentials before forwarding the nominations to the selection panel.〔(Thailand's Election Commission to organize senatorial election and selection early 2008 ) People's Daily 28 December 2007〕 The Thai Election Commission endorsed the 74 senators selected from the nominations.〔(Thai Election Commission endorses appointed senators ) People's Daily, 19 February 2008〕 The senators will serve six-year terms. The appointed senators are considered to be closer to the outgoing military administration,〔(BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Low turnout in Thai Senate vote )〕 while among the elected senators a substantial number are closely connected to deposed former PM Thaksin. A prominent critic of Thaksin and anti-corruption activist also appeared to have been elected.〔(AFP: Thaksin allies make strong showing in Thai Senate race )〕 On 13 March 2008, the Senate President was elected. The former Appeals Court president Prasopsuk Boondej, a nominated senator, received 78 votes. Thaweesak Khidbanchong, considered to be close to former minister Newin Chidchob, received 45 votes; General Lertrat Ratanawanit, reportedly closely connected to the defunct coup-making Council for National Security received 15 votes, and Police Lieutenant-General Manoj Kraiwong, who had been criticised for having leaned onto the opposition Democrat Party, received six votes.〔(MCOT English News : Prasopsuk elected Speaker of Thai Senate )〕 ==References==
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