EC candidate list grows
The Supreme Court yesterday endorsed nine more candidates for Election Commission posts for the final selection of the general meeting of Supreme Court judges on August 10.
Supreme Court secretary Wirat Chinwinitkul said there were now 18 candidates. Seven are judges and 11 are from different sectors including the civil service and military. None is a woman. Auditor-General Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka refused to run.The latest candidates include Amornsak Noprampa, former secretary to the Supreme Court, Warin Thiamcharas, secretary to the PollWatch Foundation, academic Pichian Anmartworaprasert, and Supreme Court judge Wicha Mahakun. - The Nation
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