EC orders two-day probe into Chon Buri recount dispute, defends ballot-box process EC orders two-day probe into Chon Buri recount dispute, defends ballot-box process
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026
Thailand’s Election Commission says recounts can only be ordered under strict legal conditions, and has sent investigators to Chon Buri Constituency 1 to establish facts within two days after protests and online claims fuelled suspicions. The EC also clarified its ballot-box “consolidation” procedure, insisted polling-station results cannot be altered once posted, and said it is reviewing a Pathum Thani recount allegedly conducted without an EC resolution.