"The Election Commission"

Anti-junta camp vows to take election agency to court as MP numbers plummet

More than five weeks after the country’s first general election in years, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday endorsed 349 successful constituency candidates to sit in the Lower House of Parliament, just one short of the 350 seats contested.

The Election Commission is on Tuesday expected to announce the official results of the winners of parliamentary constituency seats from the March 24 general election.

The Election Commission on Thursday disqualified 11 candidates from several political parties as they were either members of two parties or members of the party they represented for less than 90 days.

A Pheu Thai candidate, suspended by the Election Commission (EC) on Friday for allegedly buying votes during the March 24 election campaign, dismissed the allegations and demanded that his case be reviewed. 

The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday issued an “orange card” to a Pheu Thai candidate for allegedly buying votes to win a parliamentary seat in Chiang Mai province.

A Pheu Thai Party member on Wednesday demanded that the Election Commission (EC) organise a re-election in Samut Prakan province, citing irregularities in many constituencies.

The Election Commission (EC) should review its decision to reject the advance ballots cast by expat Thais in New Zealand, Democrat executive Rames Rattanachaveng said on Wednesday. 

The Election Commission (EC) has just announced the official tally for constituency MPs, showing that Pheu Thai Party has won 137 of the 350 seats on offer.

The Election Commission has been working against time to prepare for the March 24 general election, the first to be held in five years after the May 2014 coup d'etat.

The Election Commission (EC) ruled on Tuesday that it is acceptable to use religion while campaigning for the upcoming general election. 

A political party leader on Monday asked the Election Commission (EC) to dissolve the Palang Pracharat Party, which he claimed had nominated candidate that acts against the democratic system” as its prime ministerial candidate.