webfact Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Vote-buying rampant in Samut Prakan, claim activists By The Nation File photo : Vote counting in Samut Prakarn on March 24 A group of activists in Samut Prakan on Wednesday refused to accept the election results in their province. Prachachon Yak Luektang (People Who Want to Vote) claimed there was rampant cheating at the polls on Sunday. They submitted a petition at Election Commission headquarters that claimed many citizens had been paid Bt500 each to vote for specific parties. “We want the commission to investigate the vote-buying and cancel all the poll results,” said Anurak Janetawanich, one of the group’s leaders. He declined to single out any party as being involved in the practice. In results as yet still unofficial, Phalang Pracharat Party candidates won six of the province’s seven constituencies and a Future Forward candidate the other one. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30366639 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-03-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 That one he's trying to read .. has it been put thru' the washing machine .? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: They submitted a petition at Election Commission headquarters that claimed many citizens had been paid Bt500 each to vote for specific parties It will not chock me if red shirt did that again they did it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 59 minutes ago, Henrik Andersen said: It will not chock me if red shirt did that again they did it before I don't think they suspect Pheu Thai- 6 out of the 7 seats were won by Palang Pracharat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 We got a phonecall sunday morning,mother in law very happy with the money.This happened further north and i talked to people who got paid 3x500 baht.Yes go ahead and cancel all of the results.That would make somebody very happy i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chassa Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 My Mrs. told me a long time ago "I accept everybodys money at election time (and they all do it - offer money that is) But it is still a secret ballot! She never told me who she voted for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, Chassa said: My Mrs. told me a long time ago "I accept everybodys money at election time (and they all do it - offer money that is) But it is still a secret ballot! She never told me who she voted for. a few thai friends have told me vote buying is very common, interestingly all said they would accept the money but would still vote for who they wanted, one specifically said she'd accept the money but not vote for that party because they were corrupt! vote buying seems to be an accepted norm of the election process here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 500 baht, they got ripped off, have been told in our area up to 2,000 baht. But the money is not for buying your vote, but to pay for the gas for you to attend their rally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epidemiologist Dave Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I was visiting a small village in the Buriram district the week before the election and saw first hand 300 x 3 baht per person handed over by three different parties. My son's Thai wife couldn't go shopping the next day as she was expecting to at least double her money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkenny Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 17 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said: It will not chock me if red shirt did that again they did it before So naive, they all do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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