An investigative committee for Thailand's Attorney General's office on Tuesday unanimously recommended that five of Thailand's political parties be dissolved because of fraud surrounding an April general election . The recommendation includes the ruling Thai Rak Thai [party...
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Thailand election commission says ruling party broke laws in annulled April vote
Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has determined that the ruling Thai Rak Thai political party broke two election laws by paying groups to run candidates in the annulled April parliamentary elections in...
Thailand court rejects election commission nominees in latest ouster bid
The Thailand Supreme Court on Wednesday stepped up its efforts to pressure Thailand's Election Commission (EC) to resign over failed parliamentary elections in April, which the Constitutional Court annulled in early May, by...
Thailand sets new election date as PM sues opponents for defamation
Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved October 15 as the date for new elections just three weeks after the country's Constitutional Court annulled last month's parliamentary elections , finding that the Election Commission unconstitutionally organized...
Thailand courts nix proposed poll date, repeat call for election commission to quit
Judges from Thailand's Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, and Administrative Court on Tuesday rejected the October 22 date set by the Election Commission for new parliamentary elections and again demanded that the Commission resign ...
Thailand courts call for election commission to resign before new vote
A spokesman for Thailand's three highest courts Saturday called for the current members of the country's much-maligned Election Commission to resign ahead of new elections ordered earlier this week by the country's Constitutional Court after...
Thailand courts to supervise new elections after constitutional court voids results
A spokesman for Thailand's Supreme Court said Tuesday that when new parliamentary elections are held, the country's highest courts will take a leading role in guaranteeing free and open elections. The announcement comes one day after the Constitutional Court...
The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Monday invalidated the results of the country's April 2 parliamentary elections , ruling that the "organization of the election by the Election Commission was unconstitutional," because the poll...
Thailand administrative court will rule mid-May on general election annulment
The Administrative Court of Thailand said Tuesday that it will probably release a decision in mid-May on whether the country's April 2 general election should be annulled. Considering its overlapping jurisdiction with two other Thai...
Thailand constitutional court will hear petition to void April election
The Constitutional Court of Thailand agreed Monday to consider a petition to void the country's April 2 general election after Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej called on the court last week to take a...