Kuehong’s pro-military candidates attains sweeping victory for the National Assembly

Bakdep – The long-delayed official results for the July elections have finally been released by the Kuehong Election Commission. According to the official results, most of the pro-military candidates are able to obtain their seat in the national legislature. Overall, 74.62 per cent of the vote went to these candidates. This is a significant improvement from the dismal 2016 elections in which the pro-democracy candidates managed to secure a significant portion of legislative seats. However, unlike previous elections, the official results did not show the proportion of blank votes. In the 2016 elections, about 40% of the votes are blank … Continue reading Kuehong’s pro-military candidates attains sweeping victory for the National Assembly