Volume 22, July, 1976 Thailand, Page 27842
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Jul 1976 - General Elections - Cabinet formed by Mr Seni Pramoj - Negotiations on Withdrawal of US Forces - Guerrilla Activities - Malaysian Border Police withdrawn from Thailand
General elections to the House of Representatives were held in Thailand on April 4. No single party succeeded in obtaining a majority, but the Democratic Party greatly increased its representation and won over 40 per cent of the seats; Mr Kukrit Pramoj, the leader of the Social Action Party, who had been Prime Minister since March 1975[see 27070 A], lost his seat, and a coalition Government was formed on April 21 by the Democratic leader, Mr Seni Pramoj.
The election campaign was the most violent since the overthrow of the absolute monarchy in 1932, three candidates being murdered, a deputy minister seriously wounded and over 30 other people killed.
Action directed against the left-wing parties and moderate politicians in other parties was attributed to certain extreme right-wing organizations, including Nawapon, a Buddhist nationalist movement headed by Dr Watama Keovimal, which, the Guardian correspondent (issue of March 2) reported, "claims the astonishing total of 500,000 members, is ...

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