The Election Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday that it had finished collecting evidence and witness statements pertaining to incidents of senatorial election candidates gathering in several places prior to the final round of voting on June 26.

National Council for Peace and Order spokesperson Colonel Piyapong Klinpan on Saturday urged political parties to be patient waiting for the first four laws essential to the coming general election to be completed – and the NCPO as well as the government would then possibly consider loosening their grip.