Somchai warns against dangers of creating a ‘biased’ EC
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) vote to reconstitute the Election Commission (EC) would be a stigma on Thai politics if the National Council for Peace and Order acts with a political agenda that results in certain political parties winning or losing in the upcoming election, Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said Saturday.
He compared the voting on the organic bill on Friday with the attempt to push through the amnesty bill by a majority in the House by the previous government.
“It would not be a problem if the NCPO remained impartial, and stuck to its task of preventing a crisis in the country,” Somchai posted on his Facebook.
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Somchai cast doubts about the bipartisan nature of the new EC, as the members would be chosen by the juntaappointed selection committee and the NLA.
He called on the public to be prepared for this fact, which he said was “the dark side” of the political and election reform.
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