All set to go
The last legal hurdle is out of the way, after the Election Commission endorsed 496 MPs for the 500 Lower House seats of parliament - and legislators can meet next week as scheduled to select the new prime minister.
Election top stories
- Jatuporn, Nisit out of jail
- Yingluck wants quick vote for House speaker
- PT to claim speakers' jobs when House meets Monday
- EC endorses final poll winners
- Workers: Raise wage quickly
- Yingluck denies approaching outsiders
- Winning is easy, but governing is a curse
- Daranee: Release 'protectors of democracy'
- EC gives green light for 6 reds to be MPs
Videos
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Thaksin Shinawatra: "I want to be part of the solution"Published: 10/07/2011
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Election Day: Pheu Thai Claim Landslide VictoryPublished: 03/07/2011
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Election Day: Abhisit Concedes DefeatPublished: 03/07/2011
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Election Day: At The Polling StationPublished: 03/07/2011
Photos
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Election Day: Thailand's First Female PMPublished: 03/07/2011
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Election Day: Thailand VotesPublished: 03/07/2011
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Photos Of The WeekPublished: 20/05/2011
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On the RegisterPublished: 19/05/2011
Latest Interactives
What The People WantPublished: 22/06/2011
Weekly News Quiz, May 31Published: 31/05/2011
Weekly News Quiz, May 24Published: 24/05/2011
Red Shirts Remember May 19Published: 19/05/2011
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PT congratulates Dems
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