Senatorial race ‘the century’s most disgusting’: Plodprasop
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PHEU THAI-ATTACHED deputy prime minister Plodprasop Suraswadi today (June 29) branded a recent senatorial election “the century’s most disgusting.” Plodprasop posted on his Facebook page to remark that as many as half the total 200 senators-designate might probably be prone to electoral rigging and other wrongdoing charges. Plodprasop insisted […]
Read MoreDefeated senatorial contestants call for probe into vote-rigging scams
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GROUP OF OUTVOTED SENATORIAL contestants today (June 28) filed a complaint over vote-rigging and other electoral wrongdoing allegations, calling on the Election Commission to immediately investigate. The alleged wrongdoings on the part of “puppet” senatorial candidates in Wednesday’s national or final stage of the complicated, triple-tiered election involved the […]
Read MoreThaksin betrayed in brother-in-law’s senatorial race: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra was quietly double-crossed in Wednesday’s final stage of a senatorial election in which he saw his brother-in-law/former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat helplessly outvoted, according to a noted academic. Thanaporn Sriyakul of Mahanakorn University of Technology remarked that Thaksin was unexpectedly betrayed by senatorial […]
Read MoreSome senators-designate might be ratified first, suspended from duty later
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL 200 SENATORS-DESIGNATE will definitely be officially ratified early next month though some could possibly be accused of electoral rigging charges and consequently have their senatorial duties suspended by court at a later date, Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee confirmed today (June 27). Under the election law and relevant rules […]
Read MoreThaksin’s brother-in-law Somchai outvoted for senator
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a last-minute twist of a significant political phenomenon, former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law to de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has been outvoted for senator. The former prime minister has been finally denied adequate votes by fellow contestants at national level of the […]
Read MoreSome senatorial candidates allegedly held money talks at hotels
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOME CONTESTANTS FOR senators have allegedly attended secret meetings at hotels where kickbacks in cash have been offered and negotiated, Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee said today (June 26). Sawaeng did not name names or tell how many of the tempted electoral riggers there may have been operating in hush-hush […]
Read MoreMany big names tipped to be voted senators
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY BIG NAMES ranging from former high-ranking government officials and former lawmakers to a former prime minister are likely to be named among a total of 200 senators in tomorrow’s (June 26) election. Among those big-name contestants vying at the national or final tier of the complicated, triple-tiered race to […]
Read More333 complaints filed for alleged wrongdoings over senatorial race
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A TOTAL OF 333 complaints have been filed so far for wrongdoing and attempted rigging charges pertaining to the district and provincial tiers of the complicated election for 200 senators nationwide. Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee said today (June 24) most of the 333 complaints involve the alleged falsification of […]
Read MoreCourt allows senatorial election to continue
THE Constitutional Court today (June 18) allowed the Election Commission to continue with the triple-tiered senatorial election with two stages having already been completed and while the third, at the national level, is to take place on June 26. The court found that an accusation filed by some senatorial contestants that this election process […]
Read More3,000 candidates reach national-level senatorial election
THE second stage of the senatorial election that took place at the provincial level nationwide yesterday (June 16) saw 3,000 candidates elected to join the final round scheduled for June 26, Naewna newspaper said this morning (June 17). Of the 3,000 candidates who reached the national level voting 2,164 were men and 836 women […]
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