Overview
- The Election Commission confirmed the nationwide vote for Feb. 8 to choose a new 500-member House of Representatives.
- Voters will fill 400 constituency seats and 100 party-list seats, and parties may nominate up to three candidates for prime minister.
- Official results are due by Apr. 9, after which the new parliament must meet within 15 days to elect speakers and select a prime minister.
- Anutin is leading a caretaker administration until the election following last week’s dissolution of the House.
- Cross-border fighting with Cambodia has fueled nationalist sentiment that analysts say could aid Anutin, even as polls show the People's Party remains the frontrunner.