Overseas voting dates set for Thai election: Apr 25-May 5

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Ahead of the Thai General Election set for May 14, eligible Thai voters who reside overseas will have the opportunity to cast their votes between April 25 and May 5. The specific date within this period on which Thais can vote will be determined by the Thai embassy and consulate in each respective country, according to Sawaeng Boonmee, secretary-general for the Election Commission (EC).

In a conversation with the Foreign Ministry, Boonmee mentioned that they are anticipating some difficulties with overseas voting in Sudan, a northeast African nation currently dealing with a civil war.

A collaborative effort involving the Thai EC, the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Consular Affairs, Airports of Thailand, Thailand Post, and Thai Airways International will ensure that the overseas ballot papers are delivered securely. They will be transported in diplomatic pouches or personally handed over by embassy officials to the EC by May 9. The ballots will then be forwarded individually to the 400 constituencies based on the registered location of each voter. The overseas vote-counting will occur simultaneously with the votes cast at local polling stations on May 14, reports Bangkok Post.

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