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The Election Commission (EC) had received 16 complaints by noon after Bangkok voters began casting their ballots from 8am on Sunday.

Bangkokians, including politicians, flocked to polling stations across the capital to vote for their governor and councillor candidates on Sunday.

By the time you read this article, the results of Bangkok’s gubernatorial and council elections should have been declared. Once the Election Commission is convinced no irregularity or fraud took place, it would announce the winner.

The Election Commission (EC) has banned the release of any opinion poll results until after votes are cast for Bangkok governor and councillors on May 22.

The Bangkok governor and council elections will be held on May 22 from 8am to 5pm. No advance or overseas voting is permitted.

The Election Commission (EC) has sent a letter to election directors in 76 provinces and Bangkok on Wednesday asking them to start preparing their constituencies for the general election.

The opposition Move Forward Party has received more than Bt30 million from the Election Commission’s Fund for Development of Political Parties — the highest among the 67 eligible parties this year, it was revealed on Friday.

The Election Commission (EC) has allowed people to notify the EC via electronic channels of their inability to exercise their voting right in local elections, it was announced on the Royal Gazette website on Friday.

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday decided to file criminal charges against former Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit for giving loans of Bt191 million to his party in January and April 2019, and against 15 party executives for taking the loan.

The Cabinet’s approval of December provincial administrative organisation (PAO) elections for 380 posts is the first step in restoring voters’ control over almost 100,000 posts that was suspended six years ago in 2014.

The Cabinet is expected to allow local elections to be held by the end of the year, Jarungvith Phumma, secretary-general of the Election Commission (EC) said on Tuesday.

The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday (July 30) ordered suspension of the airing of TV drama “Phleng Rak Pha Peun Taek” from July 30 until August 9, as the drama features Krung Srivilai, whose real name is Krungsrivilai Suthinpheuk, a Palang Pracharat Party candidate standing for election.