MFA holds a seminar on Viewpoint on US Presidential Election 2016
The Department of American and South Pacific Affairs of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently held the seminar "Viewpoint on the United States Presidential Election 2016" at Sukosol Hotel in Bangkok.
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The seminar aims to provide a better understanding of the presidential election in the United States, due to its influence on the international community and the differences between the election systems of Thailand and the United States.
The 45th Presidential Election of 2016 will begin on November 8th. Eligible US citizens will vote for 538 members of the electoral college to vote in the presidential election in December 19th.
The president is considered to be an important position, not only to the United States, but also to the global community, in terms of politics, economy, culture, science and technology, and innovation.
US citizens tend to lend importance to domestic policy more than foreign policy.
No matter who is going to be the next president of the United States, the consequences will be manifest after the election, such as the Pivot to Asia and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which are products of the Obama administration.
It has been clear that neither the Democrat nor the Republican presidential nominee support the Trans-Pacific Partnership, due to the unemployment problem in the United States.
Some doubt whether the United States is truly governed by a democratic system. Dr. Viboonpong Poonprasit said it depends on the culture, which reflects the pluralism of the United States, and that Thailand should allow its political system to reflect its own culture.
