PUBLISHED : 24 Aug 2023 at 05:00
Rayong: Candidates contesting the province’s by-election on Sept 10 have signed a pact agreeing to keep away from fraudulent practices in the race to represent the province, according to the province’s election committee.
The candidates — Pongsathorn Sornphetnarin from the Move Forward Party (MFP), Democrat Banyat Jettanachan and Pol Sub-Lt Ruangchai Sombatphuthon from the Nation Building Labour Party — agreed to not resort to corrupt or fraudulent actions during the campaign.
The campaign was organised to educate voters on election regulations and what the candidates can do to make the by-election free and fair. The by-election was called following the resignation of MFP MP Nakornchai Khunnarong on Aug 3, after it was revealed he had served 18 months in prison for theft 24 years ago.