Mr Chayut Chaturaphonprasit, the Move Forward candidate for Yannawa-Bang Kho Laem District shows how the logo for the party polling second in nationwide opinion polls and particularly strongly in Bangkok is nearly invisible at a polling station list in the Bang Kho Laem District of the capital.

 

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

The more radical Move Forward Party appears to be well placed in Bangkok to elect MPs and is hopeful to return to the next parliament with more seats and perhaps even some at the cabinet table when the next government is formed in the months to come.

A Move Forward Party election candidate in Bangkok has called on the Election Commission to act decisively after discovering that the party’s logo appears faded out in a listing of parties at one of the polling stations in the city. It appeared to be the only party impacted by the printing lapse. Mr Chayut Chaturaphonprasit described the discovery as disturbing and insisted he did not want to think the worst and therefore called for the situation to be rectified by election officials. The progressive party appears to be surging in opinion polls with party bigwigs suggesting a broadening of its support base to include older people while predicting it could be on course to elect over 100 MPs to the House of Representatives and possibly a role in the next government.

 

As the prospects of the Move Forward Party appear to be rising with the party leadership in recent days appearing confident that it can take over 100 seats in the General Election with a strong response from the campaign in Bangkok, there was dismay on Tuesday when Mr Chayut Chaturaphonprasit, the Move Forward candidate for Yannawa-Bang Kho Laem District in the city, noticed that logo of the political party was faded or nearly entirely missing from polling station information printed on a board at a polling station in  Bang Kho Laem.

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/04/28/move-forward-candidate-queries-party-listing-glitch-bangkok-polling-station/

 

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Don't think the worst when you already know its the worst and expect even worst to come ????

46 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Don't think the worst when you already know its the worst and expect even worst to come ????

Perhaps they are prepared......as it might be assumed that there's more coming - especially if they [MFP] gain ground among the other so called opposition. 

 

As it has been noted already, the ruling circles will do anything in their means to usurp most everything in their favour. 

Not as if this would be the first time. 

the votes on the incorrect party listing will be declared invalid, just a trick to influence the elections.. Everybody should be very careful.. and hopefully Move Forward will be the big winner

The Future Forward Party were removed hastily after the last election with 80 seats which was a big surprise to all .

The Move Forward Party will receive the same treatment as I think they will do much better than 100 seats .

It is going to be interesting thats for sure 

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The more radical Move Forward Party

So if you're not a monochist and not conservative you're radical. Absolute drivel. How about progressive. Have you heard of this word?

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Printing error or sinister?

To quote Bill Burr: Why is that? It's a conundrum... I, I have no idea!

(from "Women failed the WNBA")

 

 

7 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

the votes on the incorrect party listing will be declared invalid, just a trick to influence the elections.. Everybody should be very careful.. and hopefully Move Forward will be the big winner

Add to this the wrong "Photos" of candidates, wrong Electoral Number assigned, and "Ran out of Ink" to the list of the  F@@@ery the EC is up to!

There were 9 Instances of "Skullduggery" quoted in an article today that the EC have been asked to amend!!

8 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Perhaps they are prepared......as it might be assumed that there's more coming - especially if they [MFP] gain ground among the other so called opposition. 

 

As it has been noted already, the ruling circles will do anything in their means to usurp most everything in their favour. 

Not as if this would be the first time. 

I admire his actions to request the matter be corrected.

Make the election folks aware they must get it right! Well done!

9 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Don't think the worst when you already know its the worst and expect even worst to come ????

Dirty tricks are abound.

12 hours ago, dinsdale said:

So if you're not a monochist and not conservative you're radical. Absolute drivel. How about progressive. Have you heard of this word?

A clearer case of the pot calling the kettle black could never be found.