Bangkok polling stations have completed their recount of votes cast in Thailand’s May 14 general election and at each station, the result remains unchanged. The Election Commission ordered a recount at 47 polling stations across Thailand after it emerged that the total number of votes didn’t match voter turnout numbers at those locations.

 

Of the 47 stations, 6 are in Bangkok and, according to a Nation Thailand report, recounting is now complete at those stations. The recounts were attended by polling station committees, as well as the media and public observers, to ensure there was no underhand behaviour.

 

At one polling station, it was found that 2 ballot papers had previously gone uncounted. Once they were included, the number of votes cast matched voter turnout at that station. The two missing votes were for the United Thai Nation Party and the Move Forward Party and the overall result remains unaffected.

 

By Peter Roche

FILE PHOTO: Voting at a Bangkok polling station in the May 14, 2023 general election. - Wikimedia

 

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Just waiting for the EC or constitutional court to get there finger out.

A recount based on a two vote irregularity out of what, thousands of votes? One might say that is election fraud, but only relative to the duties of the commission to know better for such a predictable frivolous challenge.

Counting is one thing, accepting individuals in a party another ....... let's wait and see, if the counting and re-counting was worth the endeavour ???? 

 

I will at least concede the Thais still run a clean election at the polls. 

 

There are many in the region so bent they may as well not waste the money on having a polling day pantomime.

 

Hun Sen, the former Khmer Rouge cadre, and China's little bed-warmer, is the best in the game around these parts.