2021-22 Kaonese general election

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Kaonese presidential election, 2021-22

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  Thongloun Sisoulith (19-05-2016).jpg Kittiratt Na-Ranong.jpg
Candidate Kongsampong Khumpai Kowit Thammarojphinij
Party CPP PDP
Popular vote 18,179,986 16,024,806
Percentage 52.3% 46.1%

President before election

Lursakdi Sonakul
PDP

Elected President

Kongsampong Khumpai
CPP

The 11th general election in Kaona was be held on the 30th December 2021 to elect both the president and the National Assembly with a second round being held on the 14th January. Under the Kaonese constitution, the president is restricted to two four-year terms in office meaning the incumbent president Lursakdi Sonakul was ineligible to run for a third term.

Former premier Kongsampong Khumpai of the centre-right Chart Pattana Party won the presidential elections with the CPP emerging as the largest party in parliament. The PDP which had won the presidency in the last two elections and maintained a majority in parliament lost support both to the CPP and the far-left Socialist Masses Party.

Electoral process

Since the 1981 presidential election presidents in Kaona are elected in a two-round system in which if a candidate does not achieve 50%+ of the vote in the first round the candidates with the two highest percentage of the vote will enter a second round. President's can serve a maximum of two four year terms, meaning incumbent president Lursakdi Sonakul is not eligible for re-election.

To registrar to become a candidate one has to be a Kaonese citizen, have had permanent residency in Kaona in the past ten years, be over the age of 35 and either has collected 50,000 voters' signatures or be the official candidate of a political party with 5% representation in the National Assembly. People with dual citizenship are banned from running for public office.

Background

Candidates

Presidential

Candidate name and age
political party
Political office(s) Details
Kowit Thammarojphinij (59)
PDP Kaona logo.png
People's Democrat Party
Kittiratt Na-Ranong.jpg Minister of Health
(2019-2021)
Minister of Finance
(2016-2019)
tba.
Kongsampong Khumpai (63)
CPP logo.png
Chart Pattana Party
Thongloun Sisoulith (19-05-2016).jpg Prime Minister
(2010-2014)
Minister of Finance
(1996-2004; 2006-2010)
tba.
Chavarat Saikwan (43)
SMP logo.png
Socialist Masses Party
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul (cropped).jpg Member of the National Assembly
(2014-present)
tba.
Sawai Yubamrung (79)
PPP logo.png
People's Power Party
Chamlong Srimuang 2008 (cropped).jpg Chairman of the Audit Board
(1994-1998)
Member of the National Assembly
(2006-present)
tba.

Parliamentary

Party Ideology Outgoing
seats
In government
PDP Kaona logo.png People's Democrat Party Left-wing nationalism, Left-wing populism
137 / 240
Green tickY
CPP logo.png Chart Pattana Party Conservatism, Economic liberalism
46 / 240
Red XN
PPP logo.png People's Power Party Political Macakkanism, Religious nationalism
18 / 240
Red XN
SMP logo.png Socialist Masses Party Democratic socialism, Left-wing populism
12 / 240
Red XN
Aspiration Party logo.png Aspiration Party Economic liberalism, Liberal conservatism
7 / 240
Red XN

Campaign

Results

Presidential

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Kongsampong Khumpai Chart Pattana Party 12,653,052 38.60% 18,179,986 52.3%
Kowit Thammarojphinij People's Democrat Party 11,899,824 36.30% 16,024,806 46.1%
Chavarat Saikwan Socialist Masses Party 3,999,267 12.2% colspan="2" rowspan="2"
Sawai Yubamrung People's Power Party 3,081,402 9.4%
Blank votes 1,147,330 3.5% 556,175 1.6%
Total 32,780,878 - 34,760,969 -
Registered voters/turnout 56,093,221 58.44% 56,093,221 61.97%

Parliamentary

2012 Kaona.svg
Party Votes Seats ±
Geographical Constituencies % Proportional Constituencies % Geographical Constituencies Proportional Constituencies Total
Chart Pattana Party tba tba tba tba tba tba 87 Increase41
People's Democrat Party tba tba tba tba tba tba 73 Decrease64
Socialist Masses Party tba tba tba tba tba tba 24 Increase12
People's Power Party tba tba tba tba tba tba 20 Increase2
Phak Mahachon tba tba tba tba tba tba 12 Increase12
Aspiration Party tba tba tba tba tba tba 2 Decrease5
Independents tba tba tba tba tba tba 22 Increase2
Others tba tba tba tba tba tba 0 -
Invalid/blank votes tba tba tba tba tba tba - -
Total tba tba tba tba tba tba - -
Registered voters/turnout tba tba tba tba tba tba - -

Analysis