EC urged to allow international monitoring of election

[webfact]

EC urged to allow international monitoring of election

 

 

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has been urged to speed up its approval of requests from international organizations to send observers to monitor the upcoming general election.

 

Mr. Aekkapant Pinthavanich, director of the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Mahidol University, said today that the election is only two weeks away and the EC has yet not approved even a single request to send teams to monitor the actual polling.

 

He explained that, usually, there are two periods of election monitoring, namely a period starting several days before election day extending through the post-election period, which covers any complaints of election fraud, abuses of authority and the announcement of the election results. Secondly, the actual casting of ballots and vote counting period of just one or two days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ec-urged-to-allow-international-monitoring-of-election/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-03-13

[YetAnother]

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

requests from international organizations to send observers to monitor the upcoming general election.

free and fair election ? according to the winners it will be free and fair Enough, losers will take to the streets on all manner of pretenses

[ocddave]

Why would a Junta want international monitors to watch an undemocratic and unfair election process take place? Of course they don't want them here, there is no defense for the indefensible.

 

[rkidlad]

I see in another story that the EC 'has' sent out invitations to other countries to come and monitor the elections. Apparently 'many' countries have accepted the invite but the EC didn't say which countries. Let's hope it isn't only the likes of China, Cambodia and North Korea, etc, who come to monitor. 

[klauskunkel]

from the article:

the law mandates the EC to support educational institutes, state agencies and the private sector in educating people about the democratic system

 

the EC, appointed by and beholden to the junta, educating people about the democratic system..., it's not so easy to create conundrums, but Thai officialdom excel in it.

[Charlie1]

Too late now anyway. A proper election monitoring starts months before the actual elections date. If they would start now, it wouldn't be a proper and internationally accepted monitoring.

[mickymouse1]

Some people are desperate for a free holiday and lots of daily expenses????????

 

Will not make any difference!!!

[RichardColeman]

8 hours ago, YetAnother said:

losers will take to the streets on all manner of pretenses

.............and be run over with a tank

[Darkside Gray]

Could be free, could be fair, to the winners the spoils, and we all know who that will be!

[Chrisswe]

It's a MUST, to shown Ferness and no doubt's about......!!?? 

[Eligius]

No need for international monitors: it is surely abundantly clear to most Thais (and foreigners in Thailand too) just how 'free and fair' the election, its process and results from start to finish have been, continue to be, and will be into the indefinite future.

And that indefinite future can ONLY be decided by the Thais.

[Sticky Wicket]

Doesn't need to be fiddled on the day, they will have a few months to do that before the results come out

[Sticky Wicket]

How endearing

 

 

[DrTuner]

6 hours ago, Sticky Wicket said:

How endearing

 

 

He forgot this pose:

 

[Sydebolle]

They are too busy; the latest trip of THB 12 million for seven executives keeps them busy - most likely in watch shops, lovely late evening shows or some farang beauties of the night - we shall never know, what such fact finding trips include ???? 

[Redline]

18 hours ago, rkidlad said:

I see in another story that the EC 'has' sent out invitations to other countries to come and monitor the elections. Apparently 'many' countries have accepted the invite but the EC didn't say which countries. Let's hope it isn't only the likes of China, Cambodia and North Korea, etc, who come to monitor. 

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