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Democrat Party to seek court annulment of snap polls
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BANGKOK, Feb 3 - The Democrat Party is accumulating evidence to seek a Constitution Court ruling to invalidate yesterday's general election, according to a party executive.

Ong-art Klampaiboon, deputy Democrat leader, said the party will lodge a petition to the court soon through various channels.

He called on the caretaker government to revoke the Emergency Decree which, he claimed, has negatively impacted on tourism, foreigners' confidence in the country and the country's economy.

"The general election is held and it has been proven that people's rallies have not created any violent incidents, or state of emergency. The Emergency Decree is no longer necessary," he said.

Mr Ong-art said Thailand has yet to reach a resolution to the political stalemate now that elections have failed in some Bangkok constituencies and the South.

He said the government insisted on going ahead with the snap poll with an intention to stay in power as long as possible, to claim people's support, and to use the election results to justify its administration in the international community.

He said the Democrat Party, though boycotting the polls, will carry on its political activity on national reform and encourage public participation.

The Constitution Court last week rejected a petition by former Democrat MP Thaworn Senneam to nullify the Emergency Decree, imposed since Jan 22. (MCOT online news)

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-- TNA 2014-02-03

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If you know you can't win by legal, democratic means, you can always try the illegal, undemocratic ways. That seems to work for the Dems pretty well at times. coffee1.gif

What is illegal about what they are trying to do?

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90% of the country turned up to vote. There cannot be a clearer indication that the PEOPLE disagrees with Mr. Suthep's call to boycott the election. Only think is the Mr. Suthep and the Democrats are blind to this obvious FACT.

90% of the polling booths were open. Some of those polling booths had 20% turn out. That doesn't give a clear indication of much at all.

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90% of the country turned up to vote. There cannot be a clearer indication that the PEOPLE disagrees with Mr. Suthep's call to boycott the election. Only think is the Mr. Suthep and the Democrats are blind to this obvious FACT.

So convenient to post pure lies to make a point, isn't it ?

Could you please provide a link where it says that even close to 90% turned up to vote.

This is what I read today

An unusually low voter turnout was reported in many provinces, even in part of the North and Northeast where the ruling Pheu Thai Party has enjoyed popularity.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/701592-thailand-election-doubt-over-poll-outcome/

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Those individuals, groups, parties who boycotted the 2 Feb 2014 election has no legal right to petition for the invalidation of election results.

The election was called, planned nationwide according to the 2007 constitution election law that was amended by DEM led government.

Had anyone petitioned to the court that the election was unconstitutional before the election?

Anyone should have the legal right to petition for the invalidation of the election results if they have good reason to show that it was unconstitutional.

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Those individuals, groups, parties who boycotted the 2 Feb 2014 election has no legal right to petition for the invalidation of election results.

The election was called, planned nationwide according to the 2007 constitution election law that was amended by DEM led government.

Had anyone petitioned to the court that the election was unconstitutional before the election?

Anyone should have the legal right to petition for the invalidation of the election results if they have good reason to show that it was unconstitutional.

1. The constitutionality of the election is not in question. CC even said the election can be postponed if EC and the Government agreed to postpone it.

2. EC can red card or yellow card a candidate based on the evidence given by involved voter/s and after investigation.

3. The DEM has no right because they boycotted the GE and should be seen as an attempt to sabotage it.

4. More than 50 political parties participated in the GE.

5. 89.2 of the constituencies participated.

Of course, the DEM who boycotted the GE can try petitioning to invalidate election results. However, it should be highlighted and question why

1. Only the DEM dominated constituencies were afected?

2. Had the DEM voiced their disapproval when registration centres and polling stations were blocked by thugs?

These are at least, circumstantial evidence that the DEM is trying to sabotage the election. If found guilty is liable of party being dissolved and its executive could also face a maximum 10 years jail sentence.

Of course, the DEM is always depending on its grandfather/father court/independence agencies for goodies. Their parents had spoiled them and they never grow up.

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The emergency decree turned out to be a complete misnomer, as events on the ground have shown that the administration never used the full resources under it. There was no push from the army, because they would never have complied. The police presence, far from increasing, all but disappeared. The protesters continued to be under grenade attacks. There was no difference in police deterrence from before or after the emergency decree was imposed. The only area the administration went through with zeal was the intimidation of the media and going after businesses that supported the protest movement. Period. The emergency decree was a flop in the very areas of the country that apparently justified its presence. There were no scenes of violence concerning the polls themselves, outside of the continued armed attacks against the protesters. And in the areas where the administration was not pleased with what was happening, the emergency decree remained absolutely inert. So the emergency decree was an absolute fizzle except as an excuse to clamp down on the media - which even there had only moderate success. Article 108 will lead to the nullification of the vote. But as no one expects another poll to take place this this weekend, and as there is no reasonable expectation that the effort to open up the Southern constituencies will be any more successful than they were before, the election push has turned out to be falling of its own weight, without any other monitoring intervention. Pheu Thai needs to adopt a new strategy. And yet, they've decided to do exactly the same thing - simply order more polls. The same strategy - but expecting a different result.

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Well what are you going to do Democrats , boycott at every turn and then seek annulment at every step or become democratic pitch in and hammer the PTP, play the hard game , remember the reforms with the Shinawatra PTP will introduce will be just that , PTP way or the highway, more corruption.bah.gif

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