Bangkok, Feb. 8 -- Voting opened Sunday morning in the national general elections of Thailand to elect all 500 members of the House of Representatives, local media reported.

Thai voters are also participating in a constitutional referendum asking whether to begin writing a new constitution. Otherwise, the current 2017 constitution written under military rule following the 2014 coup would remain in place.

A simple majority of elected lawmakers will select the next prime minister.

Thailand is witnessing one of its most turbulent times, having changed governments three times in less than three years.

The vote follows the December 2025 dissolution of parliament by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, marking a critical turning point for So...