Authorities are expected to meet date set for early July, according to the head of the Election Commission.
PUBLISHED: 17 May 2025 at 21: 05
The Election Commission claims that its investigation into the Senate election from last year is on time, and a special commission is currently looking into allegations of electoral rules violations.
The first step of a four-step method is the exam, according to EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee on Saturday.
According to him, the approach must be finished by July 10 within the one-year deadline set forth by the rules. He said there is about a quarter and 20 times until the submission date of July 9 is reached.
Mr. Sawaeng claimed that the commission’s inside plan for speeding up the process and keeping everyone informed of progress was intended to expedite the investigation.
The EC will have its own time frame for deliberation once the council submits its record.
There was no date set out in the rules that the EC was required to adhere to. But, we set a one-year date for the collection of evidence, according to Mr. Sawaeng.
He acknowledged that the election was complicated, with candidates casting ballots in districts, provinces, and regional offices, each of which had candidates cast ballots for candidates from their own vocational groups and those from groups different than their own. The result was a laborious process for gathering information.
The analytical commission, led by Mr. Sawaeng, was told not to interfere with the results.
When questioned about allegations of vote-rigging, he claimed the EC has adhered to the judge’s orders.
A parallel investigation is being conducted by the Department of Special Investigation ( DSI), with a focus primarily on allegations of money-laundering and vote-rigging.
Lawmakers have voiced their disapproval of the DS I’s claim that it has no firm interfering with the EC’s policies. The latter, however, acknowledged that the DS I’s assistance was appreciated because the situation is so complex and full of people.
According to some, the allegations of abnormalities are directed at “blue union” senators, which is a significant group connected to the second-largest group in the federal coalition, the Bhumjaithai Party.
The final Senate vote on June 26 resulted in some incredibly unexpected outcomes, most importantly a significant amount of victors from regions with solid electoral support.