Protesters gathered at the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) for most of the day yesterday (12 February) to demand a vote recount after abnormalities were reported during the voting process across the country.

On Tuesday (10 February), a protest took place in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) to demand that the Election Commission order a vote recount in all constituency.

Protests have erupted in several provinces demanding a vote recount after several abnormalities in the voting process. Meanwhile, the hashtags #นับใหม่ทั้งประเทศ ("recount all vote") and #ชลบุรีเขต1 ("Chonburi Constituency 1") have been trending on Thai Twitter since yesterday (9 February) with netizens demanding a recount in every constituency to ensure transparency.

The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows Thailand ranked 116th out of 182 countries worldwide. The country has experienced a consistent downward trend since 2012. With scores of 33, Thailand is now close to the average recorded among countries classified as “non-democratic regimes”.

A 43-year-old has been sentenced to 30 years in prison over 10 social media posts. He already faced another royal defamation charge. When combined, his sentence is now 50 years in prison, making it one of the longest royal defamation sentences.

44 former Move Forward Party (MFP) MPs are to face an ethics probe by the Supreme Court over their proposal to amend the royal defamation law in 2021. If found guilty, they risk being banned from politics for life.

Thai voters have voted in favour of a new constitution, paving the way to replacing the junta-backed 2017 Constitution.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s conservative Bhumjaithai party has delivered a stronger-than-expected performance, emerging as the largest party with 193 seats in the new parliament following Thailand’s 2026 general elections. It was widely believed that the Bhumjaithai Party-led government could enjoy significant political stability.

The progressive People’s Party has admitted that it may not win to form a government in the 2026 general elections and has vowed to serve as an opposition party. Meanwhile, unofficial results show that the conservative Bhumjaithai party surprisingly emerged as a frontrunner, leading in the number of seats.

Pheu Thai party leader Julapun Amornvivat held a press conference at around 21.15 on Sunday night (8 February), as the party is expected to gain around 80 seats in parliament, that the party is stepping aside to allow the party that comes first to form a government and is ready for any role in parliament even as an opposition party.

Lawyers from Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) on 30 January requested bail for 15 people detained pending trial or appeal so they can vote in the 8 February general election and constitutional reform referendum. All requests were denied.

Last Wednesday (4 February), a network of civil society organizations marched from the Democracy Monument to call for people to vote in favour of a new constitution.