webfact Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted March 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2019 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 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ocddave Posted March 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2019 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. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted March 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2019 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. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie1 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickymouse1 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Some people are desperate for a free holiday and lots of daily expenses???????? Will not make any difference!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 8 hours ago, YetAnother said: losers will take to the streets on all manner of pretenses .............and be run over with a tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Gray Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Could be free, could be fair, to the winners the spoils, and we all know who that will be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisswe Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 It's a MUST, to shown Ferness and no doubt's about......!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eligius Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Doesn't need to be fiddled on the day, they will have a few months to do that before the results come out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 How endearing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 6 hours ago, Sticky Wicket said: How endearing He forgot this pose: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 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 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 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. Lao and Myanmar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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