Democrats threaten EC over Senate case

Opposition party may pursue malfeasance charges if poll body backs dropping collusion case PUBLISHED : 15 Aug 2026 at 09:05 Unsuccessful Senate candidates gather at the Election Commission offices on May 21 this year to seek an update on the progress of the probe into alleged cheating in the Senate election in 2024. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) The Democrat Party has threatened legal action against the Election Commission (EC) if it drops the Senate vote-rigging case..ecilop redrob rof secnawolla deyaled dna selas nug enilno lagelli ,duarf maxe tnemtiurcer otni seborp rof gnillac osla si ytrap ehT .seussi ruof eht fo gnildnah s’tnemnrevog eht denoitseuq yadirF no gnaumnawK nrokasgnoP namsekops ytraP .esac etaneS eht htiw deecorp ot ton snoitadnemmocer swollof CE eht fi secneffo detaler dna edoC lanimirC eht fo 751 noitceS rednu segrahc ecnasaeflam eusrup ot deraperp saw maet lagel s’ytrap eht dias eH .CE eht rof tiaw naht rehtar yltnednepedni esac eht eusrup ot )ISD( noitagitsevnI laicepS fo tnemtrapeD eht degru eH .semehcs gnidart-etov gnillortnoc ro gnisinagro ni tnemevlovni ytrap lacitilop elbissop fo ecnedive gnirehtag osla si ytrap ehT .noitcele yraurbeF eht now ytraP iahtiajmuhB eht ecnis teiuq enog evah ot sraeppa tub ,ylevissergga gnirednual yenom dna noitaicossa lanimirc fo snoitagella deusrup ylsuoiverp dah ycnega eht taht gniton ,dias eh ”,degnahc sah ecnats s’ISD ehT“ .truoC emerpuS eht ot og esac eht taht lenap reilrae na fo noitadnemmocer eht denrutrevo gnilur ehT .setaicossa dna srebmem ,sevitucexe ytraP iahtiajmuhB 19 dna srotanes gnittis 831 :elif esac eht ni deman elpoep 922 lla raelc ot 2-5 detov raey siht yaM ni eettimmocbus CE nA 8 tpeS litnu evah srebmem noissimmoC noitcelEgnilur lanif a eussi ot.htnom siht noisiced sti ecnuonna ot stcepxe ti dias sah noissimmoc ehT .etov eettimmocbus yaM eht fo snoitadnemmocer eht tcejer ro tpecca ot rehtehw no ladnacs maxE tnemnrevog lacol ni noitpurroc detcepsus gnissucsiDsmaxe tnemtiurcer.noitca lagel gnicaf yltnerruc esoht dnoyeb dnetxe ot deraeppa gniodgnorw eht dias nrokasgnoP rM , .swal gnirednual yenom-itna rednu ecneffo etaciderp a evlovni dluoc esac eht esuaceb snoitcasnart laicnanif detaler lla fo yniturcs rof dellac dah ,noisserppus scitocran dna gnirednual yenom-itna no eettimmoc esuoH eht fo namriahc ,ohcedhceD hcedkahtihP PM tarcomeD .struoc eht ro seicnega tnednepedni ot rettam eht gnirrefer gniredisnoc saw dna serugif laitneulfni ro snaicitilop dleihs dluoc snoitagitsevni lanretni deraef ytrap ehT eht dias nrokasgnoP rM ,ycilop smraerif nOnoisnepsus.enilno snug edamemoh dna lagelli niatbo llits dluoc slanimirc elihw ,ytud rof dedeen smraerif niatbo ot sreciffo ecilop gniknar-rewol ynam rof tluciffid ti edam dah gnitoohs loohcs irubahtnoN eht gniwollof stimrep 21 roP dna 4 roP ,3 roP fo .sresu lufwal ylno tcirtser naht rehtar stekram nug enilno lagelli sserppus ot uaeruB noitagitsevnI emirC rebyC eht dna yteicoS dna ymonocE latigiD fo yrtsiniM eht htiw krow ot tnemnrevog eht degru eH .hcraM ecnis shtnom evif naht erom rof ,htnom a thab 002,7 tuoba ro ,thab 042 fo ecnawolla tabmoc yliad rieht deviecer ton dah redrob naidobmaC-iahT eht gnola deyolped sreciffo 1 noigeR eciloP lortaP redroB dias osla nrokasgnoP rM .elbatemit tnemyap a edivorp dna yaled eht nialpxe ot ecilop dna tnemnrevog eht gnigru ,dias eh ,stsoc gnivil dna doof nwo rieht revoc ot sreciffo decrof dah yaled ehT KEYWORDS Democrat party Election commission Thailand politics Department of special investigation Senate election Anti-money laundering Government corruption