BANGKOK, July 11 (TNA) – The Election Commission (EC) has certified 200 new senators and an additional 99 reserve candidates. However, one candidate from the group of 18 media representatives was disqualified and given an orange card.
The EC Secretary-General, Sawaeng Boonmee stated that the EC meeting determined the Senate elections were conducted fairly and justly. Therefore, the EC announced the certification of all 200 senators and the 99 reserve candidates. However, one candidate from the group of 18 media representatives was temporarily disqualified (given an orange card), and the top reserve candidate was promoted to fill the position, leaving only four reserves in this group.
The disqualified candidate from the group of 18 media representatives is Ms. Kordiyah Song-ngam, who was elected as a senator for Ang Thong. In her work history, she claimed to be a village public relations officer and a district public relations officer in Chaiyo.
Upon further investigation, it was found that Ms. Kordiyah is an advisor to the president of Ang Thong Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO).
The Supreme Court ruled that being an advisor to the PAO president qualifies as a local executive position, leading to her disqualification.
The Senate Secretariat has invited the newly elected senators to present themselves on July 11, 12, and 15, 2024, at the Parliament building. -819 (TNA)
