Top election official to quit?
Ekkachai Varunprapa is rumoured to be stepping down as the Election Commission secretary-general after he finishes his vacation, an EC source said yesterday.
The most senior EC official after the last three commissioners resign, he went on holiday on August 1, the source said.According EC rules his resignation must be approved by the EC chairman. Sources said that after the three last commissioners were convicted and quit, the EC was under a strain, and now that Ekkachai is leaving, the EC will be struggling even more. Deputy EC secretary-general Praving Kahaceewa said the EC would open recruiting for local EC members today and appoint them next Friday. Each electorate has nine EC members and one EC director. He had reports from 89 electorates in 20 provinces that 1,525 candidates were vying to become local EC members and 226 for local EC directors. But he worried that some electorates might lose candidates so he will consult with the selection committee again.
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