The People's Party expressed disappointment that the Election Commission (EC) did not decide to conduct a recount in Chonburi District 1 to put public doubts to rest, urging the EC to promptly publish detailed unit-level vote counts for every polling station. Meanwhile, “Ice” declared it was good, saying this would allow them to call out “the minister who came from a rigged election.”Tags: [People's Party, Election Commission, Chonburi, vote recount, election integrity]
On 12 February 2026, the People's Party posted on Facebook that following the Election Commission's decision not to order a new vote count for Chonburi's District 1, despite civil society presenting multiple observations both publicly and directly to the EC in the past.Tags: [People's Party, Election Commission, vote count decision, Chonburi, civil society]
The People's Party sees it as disappointing that the EC did not exercise its legal authority to conduct a recount in areas where concerns were raised, because although a recount may not always change the election outcome, it would help eliminate public doubts, clear the EC from accusations, and restore confidence that the election was conducted transparently and all votes were accurately counted.Tags: [People's Party, Election Commission, legal authority, vote recount, election transparency]
To enable local residents to verify vote counting and tallying easily, the People's Party calls on the EC to urgently release the unit-level ballot sheets (Form 5/11) and vote count reports (Form 5/18) for every polling station in Chonburi's District 1 immediately. They also reiterate the demand to promptly publish these detailed reports for all polling units nationwide.Tags: [People's Party, Election Commission, vote count transparency, Chonburi, nationwide election data]
Regarding other constituencies where the People's Party has found concerns about vote counting, the party will continue gathering evidence to request the EC to consider recounts in those areas, as previously publicly announced.Tags: [People's Party, vote recount requests, evidence gathering, election concerns]
Rakkhanok Srinok, the People's Party's list MP candidate, also posted on Facebook about the issue, saying it was good because now they can openly call outTags: [Rakkhanok Srinok, People's Party, Facebook statement, election dispute] “the minister who came from a rigged election.”Tags: [election fraud, minister, political statement, People's Party]