Flashermac Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Voters' turnout of Thais living abroad announced The voters' turnout of Thais overseas for February 2 snap election is 27 per cent. The elections for Thais living abroad were conducted in 67 countries in advance between January 12 and 26. A total of 143,807 Thais have registered to vote in the election and 38,350 cast the ballots. The voters can exercise voting rights in person at the Thai embassy or consul general office in their country or send ballot by mail. http://www.nationmul...d-30225842.html EC announces 488 polling stations in Bangkok closed http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/EC-announces-488-polling-stations-in-Bangkok-close-30225844.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 PDRC protesters stop blocking Hat Yai post office Supporters of the People's Democratic Reform Committee Sunday stopped blocking the Hat Yai post office after the Songkhla election chief announced the cancellation of voting in the southern province. The protesters from Satun, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat returned to rally at their provinces' city halls after the EC announced the cancellation of the election. The PDRC members had surrounded the Hat Yai Post Office for days to block the distribution of ballots and ballot boxes. Without these tools, polling stations could not open in many southern provinces including Songkhla, Chumphon, Trang, Surat Thani, Ranong, Krabi, Phatthalung and Phang Nga . http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/PDRC-protesters-stop-blocking-Hat-Yai-post-office-30225846.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Pheu Thai head office quiet The head office of the Pheu Thai party was rather quiet although it was election day. No party leading members and red-shirts came to the party office in the morning. Some leading members arrived at only after 2 pm. They included Pheu Thai leader Charupong Ruangsuwan, party secretary-general Phumtham Wechayachai and Veerakarn Musigapong. But no red-shirt people came to wait for the ballot counting as in past elections. http://www.nationmul...t-30225851.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 No election in 510 polling units of Bangkok’s 12 constituencies A total of 510 polling units in Bangkok’s 12 constituencies, out of a total of 6,671 units in 33 constituencies, could not open for voting, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. Of the 12 constituencies where elections could not be staged, Lak Si, Ratchathevi and Din Daeng experienced problems when ballet boxes could not be delivered to the polling units. In Bangkapi constituency, 38 out of 164 polling units were closed because the landlords refused to allow election officials to use them for the election. http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/election-510-polling-units-bangkoks-12-constituencies/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Smile for me ... http://jassysmiles.blogspot.de/2014/02/demonstrations-in-thailand.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 No party-list MP elections held in South No party-list MP elections took place in the South Sunday because a blockade prevented ballots from being distributed to polling booths. Of the 15 provinces in the South, just one - Narathiwat - was able to organise the constituency-based MP election smoothly. In the other provinces in the region, many polling stations were unable to operate. http://www.nationmul...h-30225871.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Foreign media worried what happens after poll International news outlets were concerned with the violence on the eve of the election day, but they report that the election itself is going smoothly except for a few scuffles. However, many expressed concerns of what will happen after the election, which seems to be what the political turmoil is leading up to. The BBC said that "voting in 13 of Bangkok’s 33 constituencies, and in 37 of 56 constituencies in the south was disrupted" by protesters from the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC). However, election in the north and northeast proceeded peacefully. Al Jazeera has expressed doubts that the current election will be successful in the first place. Al Jazeera reported that "The [election] commission has already voiced concerns that it would result in too few legitimately elected MPs to form a parliamentary quorum." Reuters said that even if the Pheu Thai party managed to win in an election, the victory would be far from celebratory. "With parliamentary seats unable to be filled, she [Yingluck Shinawatra] could find herself on shaky ground, exposed to legal attacks and unable to pass bills and budgets crucial to reviving the economy." Earlier last month, several provinces in southern Thailand could not register election candidates because they were obstructed by protesters. CNN quoted Somchai Srisuthiyakorn, a member of the Election Commission, saying a new parliament will take three to six months to form. Many news outlets also reported on the violence between pro- and anti-government supporters on Saturday at Lak Si intersection. The New York Times, along with many other media outlets, said that both sides of the conflict were armed. http://www.nationmul...l-30225873.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Chidlom tonight ... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151944211775665 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Just a couple hundred people then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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