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Palang Pracharath candidate sues two senior Democrats for slander

Palang Pracharath’s Thawee Suraban filed complaints with Election Commission (EC) on Friday against two Democrats, Chuan Leekpai and Sathit Wongnongtaey, accusing them of defaming him during their election campaigns. Thawee’s…

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Re-run of election in Nakhon Pathom set for May 21st

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has set this Sunday as the new election day for Nakhon Pathom’s constituency 1. The original election in the constituency on May 14th was suspended after…

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Thailand’s Election Commission declares victory for Move Forward Party

The Election Commission (EC) declared victory for Move Forward Party on Monday, after the ballot counting was completed. EC chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong said the Move Forward Party of Pita Limjaroenrat…

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Wheelchair-bound 72-year-old manages to cast his vote in Thai general election

A 72-year-old man in a wheel chair, equipped with an oxygen tank and escorted by hospital staff, exercised his right to vote on Sunday in Dusit district. The patient, identified…

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Election Commission calls fading ink pens in polling booths “fake news”

Warnings that voters should not use pens provided in voting booths, because the ink they contain will “disappear” allowing ballots to be re-marked, was dismissed as fake news by Thailand’s…

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Online calls for EC’s ouster following alleged errors during advance voting

Over one million people have signed an online campaign, launched by the change.org website, demanding the ouster of Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) over a series of problems and errors allegedly…

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About 100 envelopes containing ballot sheets mistakenly addressed

Election officials have mistakenly put the wrong constituency code numbers of Nonthaburi province on about 100 envelopes containing ballot sheets, Thailand’s Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee said today (Sunday). He…

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Probe by EC into unusually high number of advance voters in three provinces

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) is investigating a report of an unusually high number of advance voters in the three north-eastern provinces of Amnat Charoen, Yasothon and Si Sa Ket and…

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Election Commission and police are ready for advance voting on Sunday

Thailand’s Election Commission has sent all the ballot sheets, ballot boxes and election-related documents to two stadia in the Din Daeng area for safe keeping, before they are distributed to…

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Election Commission warns of prohibitions in effect prior to Election Day

As advance voting is due to take place tomorrow (Sunday) across Thailand, the Election Commission has issued a warning to remind the public and election candidates about the prohibitions in…

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Election Commission under fire over poor regulation of populist campaign policies

The Thailand Development Research Institute has criticised the Election Commission for its failure to check whether populist campaign policies, promised by political parties in their election manifestos, are worth the…

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Election Commission scraps advance voting in Sudan, returnees to vote in constituencies 

The Election Commission (EC) decided today (Saturday) to void any advance voting by Thais living in Sudan and to allow those who have returned safely to Thailand to cast ballots…

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EC sets campaign spending limits for constituency candidates and parties

Today (Friday), Thailand’s Election Commission disclosed the maximum amount that each constituency candidate and each party can spend during pre-election campaigning. Campaign spending is divided into two types. Firstly, if…

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EC turns down proposal for special budget to ease household power charges

The Election Commission (EC) has rejected the government’s proposal to use about 11 billion baht of a special budget to ease household electricity charges, on the grounds that the proposal…

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Charter Court asked to probe Pheu Thai party’s ฿10k campaign giveaway policy

A complaint was lodged with the Office of the Ombudsman today (Friday) by Sonthiya Sawasdee, a political activist, asking the Constitutional Court to investigate Pheu Thai party’s campaign promise to…

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Cabinet to seek approval for ฿11Bn to subsidise domestic electricity charges

The Thai cabinet will seek approval from the Election Commission (EC) for the allocation of about 11.1 billion baht from the Central Fund for emergency use, under Section 169 (3)…

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Thai Election Commission disqualifies PM candidate and nine party-list candidates

The Election Commission has disqualified one prime ministerial candidate and nine party-list candidates after finding their qualifications do not meet the legal requirements. Of the 63 prime ministerial candidates submitted…

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Thai Election Commission offers rewards for valid information of election fraud

The Election Commission’s office has opened four channels through which members of the public can inform election officials of any election irregularities or cheating, such as cash giveaways or free…

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Thai Election Commission defends foreign visit by six of its commissioners

The Office of the Election Commission has defended the overseas trip by six of its commissioners against criticism that such a visit at this time, when election is just around…

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Over 2.2 million Thai voters register to cast ballots in advance

Over 2.3 million people have registered to vote in advance on May 7th, one week ahead of the general election on May 14th, according to the Election Commission’s updated report…

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EC asks Pheu Thai to explain source of 10,000-baht giveaway policy funding

Thailand’s Election Commission has officially asked the Pheu Thai Party to clarify the source or sources of the funding required to implement its manifesto policy to distribute 10,000 baht to…

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Thai politicians reminded of the rules of campaigning  

The Election Commission (EC) has reminded candidates and political parties of the rules covering the hustings, in the lead up to the general election in May. According to the EC,…

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Challenges to revised constituency boundary mapping dismissed

Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court has dismissed lawsuits, filed against the Election Commission (EC), demanding the nullification of the commission’s revision of constituency boundaries for Bangkok, Sukhothai and Sakhon Nakhon provinces….

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Advance voting registration begins today and lasts until April 9th

Eligible voters in Thailand, who are unable to vote on election day on May 14th, can register for advance voting in their constituencies, in other constituencies or abroad from today…

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All parties warned not to refer to the Monarchy at campaign rallies

Thailand’s political parties have been warned by the Election Commission (EC) to refrain from making reference to the Monarchy during their election campaign rallies, otherwise the party’s executive committee could…

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Charter Court to rule on the non-Thais in constituency seat calculation on March 3rd

The Constitutional Court is scheduled to issue a ruling on March 3rd on whether non-Thais can be included as part of the population in the calculation of the number of…

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Thai cabinet approves 5.9 billion baht budget for next General Election

The Thai cabinet has approved a budget of 5.95 billion baht for the Election Commission (EC) to hold this year’s General Election. 5.104 million baht is for the EC’s preparations…

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Election Commission urged to investigate United Thai Nation Party

Former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn and political activist Veera Somkwamkid have asked the Election Commission (EC) to investigate the United Thai Nation (Ruam Thai Sang Chart) Party over alleged violations…

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Thailand’s Election Commission allots free air time for party political broadcasts

The Election Commission (EC) has allocated free air time on state-run radio and television stations for political parties which won House seats in the last election to proclaim their achievements….

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Election Commission asked to ease restrictions on MPs helping flood victims

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has been asked to consider easing restrictions on the distribution of relief materials by political parties during the current widespread flooding. Pheu Thai MP for Ubon…

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Thailand sets May 7, 2023 as the tentative date of next general election  

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has tentatively designated May 7th next year as the date for the next general election, if the House of Representatives is not dissolved by the prime…

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EC – Next election may not be held according to amended charter if House is dissolved too soon

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) will not have the legal authority to hold the next general election under the amended Constitution, which divides the country into 400 constituencies, if the House…

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Quote of the week

Thailand’s PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has attempted to quell rumours about a House dissolution as he faces challenges to his term in office, which some argue should come to an end…

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“100” VS “500”: What is the fuss all about?

Now that the bill that would benefit small political parties with a greater chance of winning party list MP seats in the next general elections has been killed, things will…

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Election Commission to consider petition on Thai PM’s term in office

Thailand’s Election Commission will hold a meeting to consider a petition, submitted by political activist Srisuwan Janya, asking the election watchdog to seek a Constitutional Court ruling on whether Prime…

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Chadchart assumes office as Bangkok’s new governor

New Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt went to the Election Commission (EC) office this morning (Wednesday) to receive his certification, officially declaring him to be the 17th governor of Bangkok, following…

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Publicity campaign launched urging Bangkok’s electorate to vote on May 22nd

With only two weeks to go before the Bangkok gubernatorial and councillor elections on Sunday May 22nd, the Election Commission is to launch a city-wide campaign tomorrow (Monday) to urge…

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Four candidates disqualified in Bangkok governor, city councillor elections

The Bangkok Election Commission has disqualified one Bangkok gubernatorial election candidate and three city councillor candidates after finding that their qualifications do not meet the legal requirements. Permanent Secretary of…

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Former Thai election commissioner urges litigation over alleged election watchdog incompetence

Former election commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn has urged opposition Seri Ruam Thai party to sue Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) over alleged failure in the performance of its duty relating to vote-buying…

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Outspoken Thai MP Sira Jenjaka loses status in Constitution Court ruling

Outspoken Palang Pracharat MP for Bangkok Sira Jenjaka has lost his parliamentary status, after the Constitutional Court ruled today (Wednesday) that he was unqualified to contest the election in the…

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Thanathorn vows he will not be cowed by Thai Election Commission’s latest legal action

Former leader of Thailand’s now defunct Future Forward Party, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, has vowed to fight the Election Commission’s (EC) criminal charges against him, which described as just “pebbles in the…

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Former Pheu Thai candidate threatens to sue the Election Commission

A former election candidate, for the opposition Pheu Thai Party, has threatened to sue the Election Commission (EC) after the Supreme Court’s Division for Election Cases dismissed the EC’s petition…

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Srisuwan to ask EC to take legal action against Thanathorn et al

Political activist Srisuwan Janya said today that he will lodge a complaint on Monday asking the Election Commission (EC) to take legal action against former Future Forward party leader Thanathorn…

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Thanathorn files malfeasance charge against Election Commission

A malfeasance charge was filed today with the Criminal Court for Corruption Cases, by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, against the seven election commissioners in connection with their handling of the Future Forward…

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Why voting “no” has become an issue

The on-going probe by the Election Commission into a campaign by some of the politicians belonging to the disbanded Thai Raksa Chart Party for voters to “vote no” in the…

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Election Commission to ask Constitutional Court to dissolve Thai Raksa Chart party

The  pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party today suffers another major setback that might lead to its dissolution after the Election Commission rules that it has engaged in action that is…

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Election Commission may meet on Monday to discuss Thai Raksa Chart party’s controversial nominee for prime minister

The EC is expected to discuss the Thai Raksa Chart party’s nomination of Princess Ubolratana as its sole prime ministerial candidate, but the EC’s secretary-general, Jarungvith Phumma, declined to responElection…

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“She has compassion for the people” says Thai Raksa Chart of Princess Ubolratana

Thai Raksa Chart Party, which is known to have support of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, dropped a political bombshell today when it formally nominated Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana,…

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Pre-university tests will have to be postponed, not election: Gen Prawit

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon said today the upcoming general election scheduled for Feb 24 next year cannot not be postponed, but the national pre-university tests for students will…

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NLA endorses 5 new EC members

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) today voted to endorse five of the seven persons nominated to form a new Election Commission and rejected two nominees. Of the seven people nominated…

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