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New EC faces tough tasks
News, Editorial, Published on 17/07/2018
» A new Election Commission (EC) has been partly chosen and will unofficially take office in 10 days. It will temporarily have five members instead of seven, the same number as the outgoing poll agency. And it will work under the same, uncontrollable handicap as the now lame-duck EC. Not only is there no election to prepare for, the military-enforced ban on political activities means the EC cannot even supervise the primaries or campaigning.
Poll date must be set
News, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2018
» The military regime has politely informed the public they are probably going to suffer another election delay. The latest in the three-year (and counting) series of delays comes after several reiterations by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that national elections would be held "definitely in February". On Monday, after a meeting with some political parties, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam set a new deadline -- between February and May.