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Published on November 20, 2007

The group claims the EC's earlier amendments to Article

53, 59 and 60 provide greater advantages for large parties and block the chances for small parties to access the media.

The EC had amended those provisions after tremendous

pressure from the media, which criticised the provisions as unpractical, as it required them to give equal on-air time to all parties.

Chitipat Sakuldeecherdchu, the Damrongthai Party leader, said he kept a record over the past 15 days of television interviews with certain parties. He found only seven large parties were granted televised interviews. He will send his record to the EC for checking. If it ignores his complaint, he will take the matter to the court.

"We will seek the court's decision to nullify this election,'' he said.

Labour Party leader Techin Tabpli said that although the EC allowed parties to buy airtime to promote their policies, small parties do not have enough resources to do so and they had the right to demand equality by seeking law amendments.

Budsarakham Sinlapalavan

 The Nation