We Watch Demands EC Accountability for Election Errors, Threatens Resignation

MGR Online•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

We Watch Group Criticizes Election Commission for Errors, Demands Transparency or Resignation.

•We Watch Group accused the Election Commission (EC) of significant errors and irregularities in the recent election.
•The group is demanding the EC provide transparent explanations for all allegations to restore public confidence.
•We Watch stated that if the EC cannot regain public trust, its members should resign.
•Concerns include a lack of transparency, inconsistent vote tallies ('บัตรเขย่ง'), and questionable data handling in the results reporting system.

Overview

•We Watch Group demands the Election Commission (EC) take responsibility for election errors in 2026.
•We Watch Group and a network of citizens' organizations submitted a letter and read a joint statement.
•The recent election by the EC has exhibited numerous errors, irregularities, and problems that seriously violate fundamental election principles.
•This situation has broadly fueled skepticism, leading to calls for recounts in many areas nationwide and reflecting a crisis of confidence in the election organizing body.
•We Watch demands the EC provide complete, publicly verifiable information on official results via the ECT Report as soon as possible.
•The group also requests the disclosure of unit-level result summary documents (Form 5/18) and potentially vote counting tally boards (Form 5/11) and advance ballot results for public inspection.
•The EC's handling of the election process, including the change in slogan to exclude 'transparency,' has eroded public trust.
•Political activist Pasarawalee Tanakitviboonphol stated that the EC's lack of pre-existing trust has worsened after February 8, demanding accountability.

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Key Quotes

Pasarawalee Tanakitviboonphol

"All demands reflect the EC's work. Normally, the EC is not trusted, and after February 8, trust has further decreased. Today, we come to demand and ask who will be responsible for what happened, if not the EC."

ข้อเรียกร้องทุกอย่างสะท้อนถึงการทำงานของ กกต. โดยปกติ กกต. ก็ไม่ได้มีความเชื่อมั่นอยู่แล้ว และยิ่งหลังวันที่ 8 กุมภาพันธ์ ความเชื่อมั่นยิ่งลดลง วันนี้เราจึงมาเรียกร้อง และถามว่าสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นใครจะรับผิดชอบ ถ้าไม่ใช่ กกต.

Key Entities

Organization

We Watch Group(กลุ่ม We Watch)

A citizens' group that has submitted a letter and statement to the Election Commission demanding accountability for alleged election errors.

Election Commission(กกต.)ℹ️

The Thai election organizing body accused by We Watch Group of errors and a lack of transparency in the recent election.

Person

Pasarawalee Tanakitviboonphol(นางสาวภัสราวลี ธนกิจวิบูลย์ผล)

A political activist and spokesperson for the We Watch Group who voiced concerns about the EC's trustworthiness and accountability.

Timeline

February 8(8 กุมภาพันธ์)

A specific date mentioned by Pasarawalee Tanakitviboonphol, after which public trust in the Election Commission reportedly decreased further.

Law

ECT Report System(ระบบ ECT Report)

A system through which We Watch Group demands the EC disclose official election results to the public.

Form 5/18(แบบ 5/18)

A type of election document that We Watch Group wants the EC to disclose to the public for verification.

Form 5/11(แบบ 5/11)

A vote counting tally board document that We Watch Group is requesting be disclosed for public inspection.