Thailand: vote recounts bring no change to election results
Election recounts ordered at 47 polling stations across Thailand progressed without a hitch on June 11, with early results suggesting no change to the outcome of the May 15 poll.
Thailand: vote recounts bring no change to election results (Photo: nationthailand.com)
Bangkok (VNA) - Election recoun♒ts ordered at47 polling stations across Thailand progressed without a hitch on June 11, withearly results suggesting no change to the outcome of the May 15 poll.
Earlier, the Election Commission(EC) of Thailand ordered the recounts after discovering a mismatch between the total numberof votes cast and the voter turnout in the elections. Sixof the 47 stations where mismatches were recorded are in Bangkok. Nation TV reports that thesix Bangkok stations began their recounts just before midday, with stationcommittees, the media, and public observers present to watch out for any fraud. At Bangkok election District No 5’s seventhpolling station, two previously uncounted ballot papers were discovered,bringing the total number of votes counted to the same as the turnout. Themissing votes, which were for the UnitedThai Nation Party and Move Forward Party, did not affect the overall result.
Meanwhile, all the 37 missing votes at Bangkok No1 district’s third polling station were found in the recount.
Pongjakarin Thawornphong, Pom Prap Sattru Phai district officedirector, said the error in the first count could have resulted from thepolling station’s committee repeating votes during the count. The additional 37votes had no effect on the original result.
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