The Election Commission (EC) expects that the election result for both constituency and party-list systems will be certified by 12 July if no more complaints about electoral frauds are made.
Election Commissioner Prapun Naigowit stated that vote counting is expected to be completed today to be followed by an official announcement of the result; therefore, the EC is likely to be able to certify the result within next Tuesday.
Regarding the overall situation of the 3 July election, Mr Prapun indicated that Thai people were very alert to the recent polling as the voter turnout almost hit 75%.
Moreover, the voting went on smoothly although obstacles were reported in some areas such as flooding and problems relating to transportation of ballot boxes in the south.
The election commissioner also declared that there have been over 190 complaints pertaining to electoral frauds reported thus far, and the EC is trying to finish probing them within 30 days after the election date.
Mr Prapun noted that if investigations could not be finished within 30 days, the EC would endorse candidates under the probe but could still withdraw their status later if clear evidences of law violations were found. Fresh elections are therefore possible, he said.
BANGKOK, 5 July 2011 (NNT) – Reporter : Sarun Saelee
News Date : 05 July 2011
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