tài guó泰国xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì选举委员会yīn因xuǎn jǔ选举gōng zhèng公正miàn lín面临duō多qǐ起fǎ lǜ法律tiǎo zhàn挑战
After Thailand's general election on February 8, many people were worried about the lack of transparency in voting.
An independent monitoring organization said it had received over 5,000 reports of issues, such as incomplete candidate or voter information and valid votes being counted as invalid.
In some places, the number of votes counted was even higher than the number of people who voted; nationwide, there were large discrepancies between the number of 'constituency votes' and 'party list votes,' even though voters received both ballots at the same time before entering the voting booth.
The most concerning issue was the appearance of barcodes and QR codes on the ballots, which could allow tracing who voted for whom, affecting the secrecy of the vote.
As a result, lawyers, students, political party members, and citizens filed complaints with the Administrative Court, constitutional procedures, and the Anti-Corruption Criminal Court. Some demanded a suspension of the results announcement, declaring the election invalid, destroying ballots, and holding a re-election. Others called for holding responsible parties accountable and compensating for the costs of re-election.