election commission endorsement update

Election Commission Endorsement Update

Posted by Bangkok Pundit at 1/14/2008 08:03:00 AM

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At the beginning of January the Election Commission endorsed the

results for 397 out of the 480 poll winners. By January 10, this had

increased to 420. I don't have the specific breakdown on the extra 23,

but at that time The Nation reported on 15 endorsements on January 10

being "13 from People Power, a Democrat and a Chart Thai member". Then

on January 11, the EC endorsed 4 more PPP candidates. This brought the

total up to 424.

I should note this doesn't mean that there are 56 (i.e 480-424 =56)

candidates that the EC have yet to look at as you have to take out the

yellow and red cards from this 56.

The EC wants to endorse 95% of MPs (456 MPs) by January 15 so the

Parliament can open on January 22. Within the 95% you could include

the 3 PPP candidates who won a by-election yesterday.

In addition, to the 3 yellow cards issued to PPP candidates in Nakhon

Ratchasima and 3 red cards issued to PPP candidates in Buriram, the

following PPP candidates who have received red or yellow cards:

* 1 PPP candidate in Sakon Nakhon received a yellow card.

* 7 PPP candidates in Udon Thani received yellow cards. One of the

yellow cards was later turned into a red card (i.e two yellow

cards equals one red card for those who are unaware of

football/soccer) as a candidate for "slandering other candidates".

[BP: Mitt Romney should thank his lucky stars he is not in

Thailand given his "contrast ads".]

* 1 PPP candidate in Chaiyuphum received a yellow card.

* 1 PPP candidate in Lampang received a yellow card.

Matchima:

* 1 Matichima candidate in Prachinburi received a red card.

Chat Thai:

* 2 Chat Thai candidates in Chai Nat received red cards [BP: One of

the candidates is an executives so theoretically a dissolution

case could be brought against Chat Thai.]

* 1 Chat Thai candidate in Chaiyuphum received a yellow card.

Democrats:

* 1 Democrat candidate in Nakhon Nayok received a yellow card

* 1 Democrat candidate in Phetchabun received a yellow card [BP: He

missed out on a red card by one vote - need 4 out of the 5 EC

members to agree that a yellow card should be given and if not a

yellow card is given instead]

Puea Paendin:

* 2 Puea Paendin candidates in Nakhon Ratchasima received yellow

cards

COMMENT: 24 red and yellow cards in total so far - 7 red and 17

yellow. So with 424 candidates endorsed and 24 red and yellow cards,

the EC has 32 candidates (480-424-24=32) left to either endorse or to

give a red or yellow card to - actually make that 35 candidates after

the by-election in Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday. The EC will be very

busy after the next couple of days. By-elections will be held in Buri

Ram on January 17 and elsewhere on January 20.

It isn't obvious from the above numbers, but if you click through all

the links it seems to me a disproportionate number of cards have been

issued to candidates in "constituency 1". Well, yes every province has

a constituency 1, but I would assume that it is because investigators

are based in constituency 1, the EC being based there, it being

generally more urban etc.

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