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Thai EC not yet endorses "Yingluck", "Abhisit"
BANGKOK, July 13 (TNA) - The Election Commission of Thailand (EC) has officially endorsed 358 members of the Parliament (MP) elected in the country's July 3 national poll, or 71.6 per cent of the total 500 MPs, but designated first female Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra from the Pheu Thai Party and outgoing caretaker prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and several other elected candidates from many political parties have not yet been on the EC's verified list.
The election agency has reasoned that both Yingluck and Abhisit, as well as all others who have not yet been endorsed, including three leading red-shirt Pheu Thai list candidates, Jatuporn Prompan, Nutthawut Saikua and Weng Tojirakarn, have faced complaints filed in connection with electoral frauds or their alleged disqualification--which need to be further investigated.
The Thai EC acknowledged that among the 358 endorsed MPs, 249 of them are from the constituency-based system and the remaining 109 are from the party-list system.
According to Thailand's 2007 Constitution, the election agency is to officially endorse at least 475 MPs, or 95 per cent of the overall 500, within 30 days after a general election date to enable the Thai House of the Representatives to convene its new parliamentary session after the national poll.
The EC announced late Tuesday night, after officially endorsing the first batch of the elected MPs, that it is setting up a sub-committee to complete the probes within seven days. (TNA)
The election agency has reasoned that both Yingluck and Abhisit, as well as all others who have not yet been endorsed, including three leading red-shirt Pheu Thai list candidates, Jatuporn Prompan, Nutthawut Saikua and Weng Tojirakarn, have faced complaints filed in connection with electoral frauds or their alleged disqualification--which need to be further investigated.
The Thai EC acknowledged that among the 358 endorsed MPs, 249 of them are from the constituency-based system and the remaining 109 are from the party-list system.
According to Thailand's 2007 Constitution, the election agency is to officially endorse at least 475 MPs, or 95 per cent of the overall 500, within 30 days after a general election date to enable the Thai House of the Representatives to convene its new parliamentary session after the national poll.
The EC announced late Tuesday night, after officially endorsing the first batch of the elected MPs, that it is setting up a sub-committee to complete the probes within seven days. (TNA)
