By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (July 5) urged to declare last month’s senatorial election “null and void” primarily due to alleged preplanned electoral riggings which had seen as many as 14 Buriram-based contestants elected. Defeated senatorial contender Patrapong Supaksa filed a formal complaint to the Election Commission today, calling for
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No ratification of senators-designate until all allegations checked
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL 200 SENATORS-DESIGNATE will not be officially ratified until all formal petitions of alleged electoral riggings and other irregularities have been taken into account by the Election Commission, according to Election Commission Chair Itthiporn Boonprakhong. The chief commissioner declined to elaborate as to how long it could probably take his
Read moreRatification of all 200 senators-designate likely to be put off from tomorrow
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN OFFICIAL RATIFICATION of all 200 senators-designate will likely be postponed for a period of time from tomorrow (July 3) amidst allegations of vote-rigging and other irregularities. The Election Commission will likely put off the official ratification of the total 200 senators-designate plus 100 others in reserve earlier scheduled for
Read moreElection Commission pressed to put off ratification of all 200 senators-designate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (July 1) pressed to indefinitely delay an official ratification of all 200 senators-designate, scheduled for upcoming Wednesday, otherwise a duty-negligence lawsuit would be filed in court against the polling agency. Kamrob Panyakaeo, an outvoted senatorial contestant, called on the Election Commission to not ratify the
Read moreSenatorial race ‘the century’s most disgusting’: Plodprasop
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PHEU THAI-ATTACHED deputy prime minister Plodprasop Suraswadi today (June 29) branded a recent senatorial election “the century’s most disgusting.” Plodprasop posted on his Facebook page to remark that as many as half the total 200 senators-designate might probably be prone to electoral rigging and other wrongdoing charges. Plodprasop insisted
Read moreDefeated senatorial contestants call for probe into vote-rigging scams
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GROUP OF OUTVOTED SENATORIAL contestants today (June 28) filed a complaint over vote-rigging and other electoral wrongdoing allegations, calling on the Election Commission to immediately investigate. The alleged wrongdoings on the part of “puppet” senatorial candidates in Wednesday’s national or final stage of the complicated, triple-tiered election involved the
Read moreThaksin betrayed in brother-in-law’s senatorial race: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra was quietly double-crossed in Wednesday’s final stage of a senatorial election in which he saw his brother-in-law/former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat helplessly outvoted, according to a noted academic. Thanaporn Sriyakul of Mahanakorn University of Technology remarked that Thaksin was unexpectedly betrayed by senatorial
Read moreSome senators-designate might be ratified first, suspended from duty later
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL 200 SENATORS-DESIGNATE will definitely be officially ratified early next month though some could possibly be accused of electoral rigging charges and consequently have their senatorial duties suspended by court at a later date, Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee confirmed today (June 27). Under the election law and relevant rules
Read moreThaksin’s brother-in-law Somchai outvoted for senator
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a last-minute twist of a significant political phenomenon, former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law to de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has been outvoted for senator. The former prime minister has been finally denied adequate votes by fellow contestants at national level of the
Read moreSome senatorial candidates allegedly held money talks at hotels
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOME CONTESTANTS FOR senators have allegedly attended secret meetings at hotels where kickbacks in cash have been offered and negotiated, Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee said today (June 26). Sawaeng did not name names or tell how many of the tempted electoral riggers there may have been operating in hush-hush
Read moreMany big names tipped to be voted senators
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY BIG NAMES ranging from former high-ranking government officials and former lawmakers to a former prime minister are likely to be named among a total of 200 senators in tomorrow’s (June 26) election. Among those big-name contestants vying at the national or final tier of the complicated, triple-tiered race to
Read more333 complaints filed for alleged wrongdoings over senatorial race
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A TOTAL OF 333 complaints have been filed so far for wrongdoing and attempted rigging charges pertaining to the district and provincial tiers of the complicated election for 200 senators nationwide. Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee said today (June 24) most of the 333 complaints involve the alleged falsification of
Read moreCourt allows senatorial election to continue
THE Constitutional Court today (June 18) allowed the Election Commission to continue with the triple-tiered senatorial election with two stages having already been completed and while the third, at the national level, is to take place on June 26. The court found that an accusation filed by some senatorial contestants that this election process
Read more3,000 candidates reach national-level senatorial election
THE second stage of the senatorial election that took place at the provincial level nationwide yesterday (June 16) saw 3,000 candidates elected to join the final round scheduled for June 26, Naewna newspaper said this morning (June 17). Of the 3,000 candidates who reached the national level voting 2,164 were men and 836 women
Read more2 citizens networks to observe senatorial election after big reward offered
AFTER Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit offered a reward of up to 1 million baht to those reporting vote-buying attempts during the second-stage of the triple-tiered senatorial election tomorrow (June 16), the Election Commission has now allowed two citizens networks to monitor the process nationwide, Thai Rath newspaper said. The polling agency sent an
Read moreSeveral ‘big name’ favourites pass first round of senatorial election
WITH the first round of the triple-tired senatorial election having proceeded smoothly today (June 9) as expected several “big name” favourites were chosen and crossed to the next round, Amarin TV said. Among them were former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat, who is de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s brother-in-law, and former election commissioner
Read moreNewin’s sister Usanee fails to pass first round of senatorial election
WITH THE first stage of the triple-tired senatorial election underway nationwide today (June 9) an unexpected development occurred in Buriram with de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob’s sister Usanee Chidchob failing to get chosen by fellow contestants, Naewna newspaper said. Under the rules adopted by the Election Commission, each of 46,000-plus contestants vying to
Read moreCommissioners go ahead with Sunday’s district-level senatorial election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION today (June 7) resolved to hold an initial stage of the triple-tiered senatorial election nationwide on the upcoming Sunday as earlier planned. The nine election commissioners reached the unanimous decision to hold the district-level election for senator among eligible candidates on the approaching Sunday despite accusations of
Read moreDistrict-level senatorial election might be put off from upcoming Sunday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN INITIAL STEP TOWARD the senatorial election, scheduled for the upcoming Sunday, might probably be put off by the Election Commission tomorrow (June 7), pending a Constitutional Court ruling on the existing rules governing the complicated, triple-tiered race to parliament. The election commissioners will likely decide tomorrow whether to postpone
Read moreNews reports of 149 senatorial shoo-ins dismissed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION today (Jun 4) categorically rejected as “utterly groundless” news reports that as many as 149 contestants for senator are largely slated as shoo-ins who have already found their way to the final tier of the race to parliament. The Election Commission flashed a statement to dismiss the
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