Observers say Thai election 'ran smoothly' but still 'deeply flawed'
Bangkok - Thailand's general election "ran smoothly" but was still "deeply flawed," international observers said two days after the country's first election since a 2014 coup.
"The subsequent tabulation and consolidation of ballots were deeply flawed, which led to an announcement of some preliminary results that were wildly inaccurate on [the] election night," the Asian Network for Free Elections said Tuesday in a statement. "The lack of transparency and cooperation between the ECT [Election Commission] and other electoral stakeholders severely limited the outflow of information, thereby fueling further distrust in the process and the institution itself," it added.The Election Commission has delayed releasing preliminary results to Friday and will not announce the official results until early May. It has not addressed reports of miscalculated numbers and accusations of voter fraud.
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