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Allegations of Proxy Voting in Senatorial Election Spark Inquiry


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"In a shocking turn of events".....proxy voting has never left any parliament. It's been going on for decades....a bit of noise is made, after which, the media simply forget everything.

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This is unessecary news! Actually no news at all. Nobody ever expect anything to be fair and legal as well as right in a country that builds it´s government and authorities on corruption.

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

As events unfold, the integrity of the senatorial election hangs in the balance

What remaining integrity the Senate had was lost when the 2007 Constitution that allowed 50% of the senators to be publicly elected was abolished by the Gen. Prayut junta overthrow.

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

claiming that certain individuals were strategically placed on ballots solely to bolster votes for specific party-affiliated candidates

And thus, selection corruption of senators today would not be an unreasonable consequence to further the sovereignty of the Thai electorate that has lost its direct democratic rights to their future.

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So, what was the result? And how many army appointed senators were "re-elected"? 

 

They needed to be exiled, not put back into office. 

 

Thailand. A nation forever rejecting progress and freedom, and moving in reverse. 

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8 hours ago, webfact said:

"If these were genuine candidates, they would have at least voted for themselves," Somchai remarked, pointing out the unlikely scenario of zero votes.

 

Wait - so he's saying that all candidates would vote for themselves?? In this scenario he plays out, does it not then lead to everyone receiving one vote and nobody winning?

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A slight problem here. The photo is of Mr Somchai Swangkarn chairman of the Senate committee on human rights, freedom, liberties, and consumer protection. Nothing to do with ex-Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn. The Bangkok Post article only refers to the comments as coming from Mr Somchai Swangkarn. There is no mention in the Bangkok Post article of Somchai Srisutthiayorn.

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3 hours ago, SABloke said:

 

Wait - so he's saying that all candidates would vote for themselves?? In this scenario he plays out, does it not then lead to everyone receiving one vote and nobody winning?

Each candidate in the first round has 2 votes, but can only give one vote per person. So everybody saves face by getting at least 1 vote if they vote for themselves, and the other "real vote" decides the winner.

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Overheard conversation.

 

An occasional part-time maid was all smiles.

She received 500baht to apply as a candidate.

Another 1,000 baht to be selected plus another 1,000 baht to vote for a preferred candidate.

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40 minutes ago, MikeN said:

Each candidate in the first round has 2 votes, but can only give one vote per person. So everybody saves face by getting at least 1 vote if they vote for themselves, and the other "real vote" decides the winner.

 

Got it - that makes more sense then.

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We'll just have to keep the existing Senate, as caretakers, for the time being (at least until the next election) whilst they investigate and thoroughly search the long grass. Shouldn't take more than 3 or 4 years.

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4 hours ago, Farma said:

Overheard conversation.

 

An occasional part-time maid was all smiles.

She received 500baht to apply as a candidate.

Another 1,000 baht to be selected plus another 1,000 baht to vote for a preferred candidate.

If true, did she know it was going to cost her 2500 baht to submit her application? zero profit for her then.

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