Pheu Thai To Complain To E C About Fraud During Bangkok Governor Election

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AFTERMATH
Pheu Thai to complain to EC about fraud
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Pheu Thai Party said yesterday it would file complaints with the Election Commission of fraud in some districts during the election for Bangkok governor.

Danuporn Punnakan, spokesman of the party's election centre, said voters had used their cameras to snap their marked ballots and posted the pictures on social media, which could mislead the public. Meanwhile, the party had deployed volunteers to monitor vote counting at all polling booths to compare the official election results with what they had collected at all polling stations.

In Wang Thong Lang district, someone voted twice while another voter found four strangers included in his household but his own name was not on the eligible voter list, he said.

Deputy party spokeswoman Sunisa Lertpakawat said the party is considering taking action against election officials in Pasi Charoen district for having more than one ballot and crossing them. They also possessed several ID cards.

Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit thanked voters for exercising their voting rights despite heavy rains yesterday.

The party called a press conference to thank their supporters after all ballot boxes were closed.

Prompong said the party was satisfied with the election overall, as it believed the vote counting would be carried out in a fair manner even though there had been some complaints of electoral frauds.

-- The Nation 2013-03-04

[coma]

Are they trying to "split atoms " here just because they lost the local election ? What a pathetic cry out for help. What ever happened to accepting a result ?

[Robby nz]

Didnt take them long to try to come up with some sort of silly excuse.

[Fozfromoz]

Gracious in defeat I don't think.

How does someone taking a pic of their voting slip then posting it after, mislead the public?

If there were anomalies I would think it would happen both sides.

[KKvampire]

Peau thai complaining about something that they are have perpetrated over the last years in government and are synonymous with.As always bad losers.

[RisqEM]

If I can remember correctly, Thaksin said "it didn't matter who PTP chose as candidate, a light pole could win the election (I can't find the article, sorry). So they lose and see BKK people aren't as easily swayed as their rural counterparts.

You lose, walk away, please!!!

[Locationthailand]

Electoral fraud? With 10,000 red shirt 'volunteers' intimidating voters? Yeah right.

[Mosha]

They should be careful with this can of worms.

[beano2274]

Was it not fraud by posting pictures of superstars telling people to vote for their party representative and posting them on Facebook, think the PTP should grow up a little

[siampolee]

Poor diddums the Thaksin tribe and their brown nosing acolytes all of them

People are getting more savvy as they see the relentless pursuit of the P.T.P.( Parasites Tick Party ) and their avowed aim to destroy democracy at the behest of one person who seeks to destroy Thailand.

This election result proves again it's not going to work, the whitewash is thinning down.

The complaints are indeed hilarious, perhaps those complaints mean that the palm oil didn't work too well for the squawking loser and his puppet masters party.

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[animatic]

Of course they are going to make an official complaint,

they can't take an ass whupping like this and not think

to make it seem less harsh and definitive. Solly Cholly.

Som nom nah losers.

Edited March 4, 2013 by animatic

[rubl]

Deputy party spokeswoman Sunisa Lertpakawat said the party is considering taking action against election officials in Pasi Charoen district for having more than one ballot and crossing them. They also possessed several ID cards.

The way this is described there shouldn't be a "considering taking action", report it!

[animatic]

Deputy party spokeswoman Sunisa Lertpakawat said the party is considering taking action against election officials in Pasi Charoen district for having more than one ballot and crossing them. They also possessed several ID cards.

The way this is described there shouldn't be a "considering taking action", report it!

They have spokesmen: so they have to say something,

and the only things coming to mind is the behind the scenes whining

that they have been hearing the last hour. Improvise,; repeat the sour grapes.

[bigbamboo]

How long before Tharit makes an appearance I wonder.......?

[pedro01]

If there was fraud, why not report it?

It doesn't say they are contesting the results, just that there was some cheating...

[Songhua]

No problem. It's all been caught on the police shoulder cameras.

[Pib]

Our candidate lost!!!!????....must have been election fraud! Yawn.

[WhizBang]

Wah, wah, wah.

We lost, you cheated.

Wah, wah, wah.

[Curt1591]

I don't know what bearing it would have on the outcome, but the polling location for our area was a huge, fenced off, vacant lot. The gate was opened only enough to allow foot traffic to enter, leaving nowhere for voters to park their cars. Many simply said screw it and drove away.

[robblok]

I don't know what bearing it would have on the outcome, but the polling location for our area was a huge, fenced off, vacant lot. The gate was opened only enough to allow foot traffic to enter, leaving nowhere for voters to park their cars. Many simply said screw it and drove away.

Only rich democrat voters have cars this was done on purpose by the PTP to win

Sarcasm mode

[hanuman2543]

Thai politicians are so predictable, it is really boaring. Mental developement seems to stop at kindergarden level.

Edited March 4, 2013 by hanuman2543

[dickyknee]

If there was fraud, why not report it?

It doesn't say they are contesting the results, just that there was some cheating...

Once they work out which side they witnessed cheating then they might report it.

[SOTIRIOS]

....maybe they better start with this past national election.....

[jamhar]

they are just mad that they miscalculated

and didnt commit enough fraud themselves to win.

therefore, the Dem's must have committed even more fraud!

String'em up! lol

[Thaddeus]

I know which side would win a dummy spitting contest.

[Moruya]

Given the TRT/PPP/PTP history with election cheating, this is incredibly daft

Edited March 4, 2013 by metisdead
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[ramrod711]

Pheu Thai should be considered as experts concerning fraud, they have been posing as a government for some time.

[whybother]

Are they trying to "split atoms " here just because they lost the local election ? What a pathetic cry out for help. What ever happened to accepting a result ?

No one is challenging the ellection results in terms of who won. The complaints are standard procedure when any of your officails notice electorial fraud. Reporting obvious fraud is a legal obligation on the part of party officials of all the contenders. ( Hope your officals will do it too)

Cancelling the ballot papers where duplicate ID cards are found is a standard procedure. Members of the public placing images on the web that attempt to manipulate any voter on election day is a criminal offence (if anyone crossed that line that is).

Be satisfied in your triumph you have won a sizable victory. Instead of being infantile try to concentrate on building your parties reputation off of this electoral triumph, that is if you want to win the next generasl election. It's amazing what you might achieve by being positive.

Further it is of course a pity that the winning candididate that had nothing to offer the people. Maybe your candidate could adopt some of Pongsapat great initiatives.

I would also encourage you to work hard to eradidicate corruption (if it exists) from within your party. Maybe then we will attain the Thailand that we all dream of someday.

Congratulations on your victory.

"Further it is of course a pity that the winning candididate that had nothing to offer the people. Maybe your candidate could adopt some of Pongsapat great initiatives."

Like the 5000 toilets?

[whybother]

It's pretty easy to find evidence of voting fraud when you organise it.

[julemanden]

Don't trow stones when you live in a glasshouse, comes to mind