EC under new pressureAs accusations of vote-counting irregularities mount, the Election Commission (EC) is encountering a crisis of confidence amid fading levels of public trust. This raises the question of whether the EC instructed people to lodge complaints or even put in place official monitors. Some regularities in other provinces include discrepancies in the numbers of used ballots, as well as the excessively high number of invalid ballots due to the poor judgment of certain EC officials. The EC has ignored the demands of some activists that it release the results of its vote counts. Even former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn has criticised the EC for its weak performance, saying that, in addition to a ballot recount, poll officials must be held responsible for their mistakes.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2026 01:49 UTC