Klatham admits candidate vetting flawsListen to this articleThe Klatham Party has admitted shortcomings in its candidate vetting process after two of its MP candidates in Phuket and Nakhon Si Thammarat were disqualified by election authorities, prompting an internal review and legal appeals. Party strategic chairman Anudith Nakornthap said yesterday that although the party had carried out extensive background checks, gaps remained, particularly in identifying candidates' media shareholdings. His comments followed a Supreme Court ruling ordering the disqualification of a Klatham Party candidate in Phuket for breaching election rules by holding shares in a media-related business. "This should be a lesson not only for the Klatham Party, but for all political parties," he said. This was the second disqualification involving the party, following an earlier EC decision to remove Kongkiat Ketsombat, the Klatham Party candidate in Nakhon Si Thammarat constituency 7, over a previous theft-related conviction.

Source: Bangkok Post January 24, 2026 00:27 UTC