Bangkok, There was an objection to the selection of the Bangkok Senators in the first round, Law and Justice Process Group. Causing the lottery to be selected in the second round to be interrupted.
Selection of provincial-level senators in Bangkok Problems arose in choosing around occupational groups. As for Group 2, the Law and Justice Process Group which had a total of 83 applicants. It appears that after counting the votes There were 3 people who received the highest scores 1-3, which is 4 points, including Pol. Lt. Gen. Suphachet Chokchai, Mr. Athiban Osathanon and Mr. Surachai Thongngam.
As for those who will be in the 4th and 5th places, it was found that there were 13 people in that order who received the same score of 3 points, so they were preparing to draw the lottery. But it appeared that there were 3 candidates whose scores did not meet the criteria to be chosen. They protested and asked for a new vote count. Because he was confident that he would get more points than this. This causes the coun
ting of votes in this group to be disrupted because it must be considered by the Bangkok Election Commission and according to the law, to count new votes, one must wait for the process to be completed first. In addition, the protestors did not protest during the counting.
Then Ms. Manawika Thongprasert, Director of Elections in Bangkok and the Election Commission has come to explain and carried out the lottery drawing while the 3 people who objected walked out of the room and revealed that they saw that the countdown was incorrect. therefore requesting a recount The officials did not agree and did not listen, and he requested to speak with the Election Commission president, but he did not allow them to come and talk with him. And still insists on drawing lots. So he left the conference room. and will report to Thung Song Hong Police Station
However, there were Senate candidates in Group 8, Group 9, and Group 3 who met Mr. Itthiporn Boonprakong, President of the Election Commission, and complained about the
voting system that there were problems in their group. From observation, it was found that in group 9 there were approximately 100 senator applicants. The scores of the senator applicants in this group were 2 who received the same high score, which is 20 points. It was reported that this time the scoring system was blocked. It is believed to be a group that was established.
Source: Thai News Agency