Results of Pattaya mayor, council elections withdrawn pending probe

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The unofficial results of the Pattaya mayoral and council elections yesterday (Sunday), the first such election in a decade, have been withdrawn pending an investigation into the mysterious absence of two ballot sheets and one case of a ballot sheet being issued to a person who is ineligible to vote.  

 

The late night decision to withdraw the results, by, Permanent Secretary of Pattaya city and Director of the Pattaya mayoral and council elections Pramote Taptim came a few hours after he had announced the results at city hall, in which Poramet Ngampichet, of the “We Love Pattaya” team, apparently won the mayoral election.

 

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Speaking at a press conference at 11pm, Pramote said that it had been discovered that a ballot sheet for the mayoral election was missing from polling station 2 in Constituency 1 and one from polling station 20 in Constituency 4, rendering it impossible to announce formally the unofficial result of the election.

 

Meanwhile, at either polling station 29 in Constituency 2 or at polling station 5 in Constituency 3, a ballot sheet for the council election was mistakenly issued to an eligible voter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/results-of-pattaya-mayor-council-elections-withdrawn-pending-probe/

 

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[Chang_paarp]

Sounds like someone is not happy with the results as reported.

[internationalism]

"a ballot sheet for the council election was mistakenly issued to an eligible voter."

rather illegible voter.

 

[xylophone]

6 minutes ago, internationalism said:

"a ballot sheet for the council election was mistakenly issued to an eligible voter."

rather illegible voter.

 

The original quote could be true, given the amount of corruption here in Thailand!!!! LOL.
 

[LennyW]

Gentlemen, let's have your bids on the table!

 

[The Hammer2021]

26 minutes ago, internationalism said:

"a ballot sheet for the council election was mistakenly issued to an eligible voter."

rather illegible voter.

 

Ineligible!!!!

[kotsak]

Bangkok next..

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, internationalism said:

"a ballot sheet for the council election was mistakenly issued to an eligible voter."

rather illegible voter.

 

The report also clearly stated this...

" and one case of a ballot sheet being issued to a person who is ineligible to vote".

 

"rather illegible voter".

A voter with bad handwriting?  What are you going on about, doc?

[smedly]

it was a clear landslide victory - no amount of fudging will change that - the people very clearly want change - that is what elections are for ..................... it is called democracy

[Excel]

14 minutes ago, smedly said:

it is called democracy

And we know exactly what the current national  administration thinks about democracy don't we ????

[Dials on my Dash]

Hub of ballot fraud 

[mikeymike100]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

it was a clear landslide victory - no amount of fudging will change that - the people very clearly want change - that is what elections are for ..................... it is called democracy

Totally agree with you, but this is amazing Thailand, anything can happen!

[topt]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

the people very clearly want change

From what exactly?

The way I read it the guy who supposedly won is from the same party as the current/previous incumbent who was I believe put in place by the big boss.

 

So if correct what is going to change...........?

[KannikaP]

3 hours ago, internationalism said:

"a ballot sheet for the council election was mistakenly issued to an eligible voter."

rather illegible voter.

 

You obviously mis-quoted the OP. Did it not say 'a person who is Ineligible to vote' ?

Or is this your idea of a joke?

Edited May 23, 2022 by KannikaP

[ThailandRyan]

Time to be slapped with a criminal offense and barred from politics....it has started......

[brianthainess]

Oh I am sooo surprised.

[Gottfrid]

It must be boring to be soo incompetent all the time. They just can´t do anything right.

[Grusa]

4 hours ago, kotsak said:

Bangkok next..

I can Trump that  ...............????

[RichardColeman]

Dear God , NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

 

My daughter lost more school time due to these elections, I don't want her to lose another week due to this being done again

[Stupooey]

Sounds fair enough. Wasn't he elected because people will do anything to get a Beer on election days?

[Leaver]

 

3 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

It must be boring to be soo incompetent all the time. They just can´t do anything right.

 

Incompetent, or corrupt? 

[herfiehandbag]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Dear God , NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

 

My daughter lost more school time due to these elections, I don't want her to lose another week due to this being done again

Perhaps not a rerun, just a reinterpretation of the results to ensure the right person gets in...

[PoorSucker]

Stop the steal.