• OPINION

  EC has to be accountable

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/05/2023

  » Several errors in last week's advance vote have landed the Election Commission (EC) in trouble. Such mistakes raise doubts about the efficacy of the poll agency in organising Sunday's much-anticipated election and whether it can ensure it is free and fair.

• OPINION

  EC is failing keen voters

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2023

  » As of April 9, over 2.3 million eligible voters had registered for advance voting in the May 14 election. However, the number could have been much higher had the online registration system not crashed.

• OPINION

  Election rules need legal clarity

  News, Editorial, Published on 19/02/2023

  » After parliament's final session ended on Friday, there were calls for the government to dissolve the House earlier than the deadline of March 23. Needless to say, voters want to exercise their rights while parties want to start campaigning.

• OPINION

  EC as arbiter of justice

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/02/2023

  » With two long-awaited organic laws governing the election of MPs and political parties coming into effect, politicians are geared up for the next general election that is set to take place on May 7 -- if parliament runs its course.

• OPINION

  Cash for votes a no-go

  News, Editorial, Published on 30/01/2023

  » Thailand has a history of using money to influence the outcome of elections, with allegations of vote buying, campaign finance violations and influence peddling marring past elections.

• OPINION

  Tambon polls hold promise

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/09/2021

  » After a long wait, voters are set to be able to exercise their political rights, this time at the tambon level, the smallest but a crucial unit for politics.

• OPINION

  Local polls may have big impact

  News, Editorial, Published on 20/12/2020

  » Today's elections for Provincial Administration Organisations in the 76 provinces outside of Bangkok are the first local polls to take place since the 2014 coup and will be seen by many as a barometer of the mood inside a nation gripped by political unrest and economic downturn.

• OPINION

  No more delay tactics

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/08/2020

  » Now it is certain that some form of local elections -- which have been put on hold since the military regime took power in 2014 -- will take place this year as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday broke his silence on this issue.

• OPINION

  Hold the EC accountable

  News, Editorial, Published on 01/06/2019

  » Given that its seven commissioners were chosen directly by the military regime's lawmakers, the Election Commission (EC) should have tried to prove it is politically impartial and independent to gain the public's trust.

• OPINION

  Regime is here to stay

  News, Editorial, Published on 22/05/2019

  » In the aftermath of the March 24 general election, horse trading for cabinet seats among politicians has been ongoing as the two opposing camps make last-ditch efforts to form a coalition government.

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