Executives of the Asian Network for Free Elections (Anfrel), from left, logistics coordinator Pongsak Chanon, Secretary General Rohana Nishanta Hettiarachchie, programme officer for Capacity Building and International Elections Amael Vier, and Executive Director Chandanie Watawala prepare to hold a press conference in Bangkok on Tuesday. Thailand's Election Commission has already defended the counting of votes in Sunday's election, blaming the failure of media to keep up with the raw data, and said full preliminary results will be released Friday. A military-backed party and the party whose government was ousted in the 2014 coup both claim they should form the next government. The preliminary results show the anti-junta Pheu Thai Party won the most seats, while the military-backed Palang Pracharat Party appeared to have gotten the most votes. “Our understanding is it was technical difficulties or they overestimated the difficulty of the task,” said Amael Vier, Anfrel's programme officer for capacity building and international elections.

Source: Bangkok Post March 26, 2019 09:45 UTC