• 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

  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

  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

  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.

• OPINION

  Time to reveal the formula

  News, Editorial, Published on 03/04/2019

  » More than a week after the March 24 general election, the public still has more questions than answers when it comes to the results of the poll.

• OPINION

  EC must explain flaws

  News, Editorial, Published on 27/03/2019

  » Whether they are the result of incompetence on the part of the Election Commission (EC) or of systematic efforts to rig the general election on Sunday, the many flaws and irregularities detected at polling stations and during vote counting have to be fully explained to the public.

• OPINION

  Free vote in Senate for PM

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/03/2019

  » As the country re-emerges on the path to democracy, with voters crowding into polling stations yesterday for their first chance in five years to help shape at the ballot box how their country is run, Thais will hope that the trust they place in the new system is honoured by the politicians they have elected to implement it.

• OPINION

  NCPO job not to teach voters

  News, Editorial, Published on 15/11/2018

  » As the general election draws nearer, the military regime is right about one thing -- a seeming lack of understanding about the new poll system among the electorate. However, the regime has assigned itself the wrong task in trying to raise people's awareness.

• OPINION

  Doing right by voters

  News, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2017

  » Two new election rules recently proposed by the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) sound ripe for controversy even before they are implemented.

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