Talk:1979 Thai general election

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The 1979 election was contested under the the 1978 constitution, whose transitory provision stipulated that elections would be held without formation of political parties. All the MPS were thus technically independent. --Paul_012 (talk) 11:17, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Based on what the Nohlen states, I think there may be a misunderstanding of the meaning of the transitory provisions. The book states that the new constitution required all candidates to be members of political parties (article 94), but that the transitory provision (article 204) meant that this requirement would be waived for immediately forthcoming elections (so independent candidates were allowed in 1979 and 1983, but not in 1986).
 * For additional evidence, this contemporaneous IPU report states that "As traditionally happens in Thailand, a multitude of political parties and candidates competed for the elective seats of the House of Representatives." Number   5  7  19:23, 18 August 2019 (UTC)