The 2026 election shows signs of the greatest fraud in Thai electoral history. The Thai Sang Thai Party plans to gather evidence to sue the Election Commission (EC) in three courts for non-transparent conduct, including misaligned ballots and the use of barcodes on ballots, emphasizing clear violations of Article 85 of the Constitution.
On 14 Feb 2026 GMT+7, the Thai Sang Thai Party, led by Mr. Suchaiwut Chawsuankluay, Legal Director, along with Mr. Phatchari Nitsiriphat and Mr. Rojanit Siribenyaphirom, held a press conference before collecting evidence of election fraud. They called on the public to join in scrutinizing the Election Commission's work, which they say may involve the most serious fraud in Thai electoral history.
Mr. Suchaiwut of Thai Sang Thai emphasized that the Constitution's Articles 41(2), (3), 50(1), and 51 grant citizens the right to file complaints and lawsuits against state agencies to protect the nation, religion, monarchy, and the democratic system under the monarchy, as well as to oppose all forms of corruption and misconduct.
Currently, Thai Sang Thai has received concrete evidence from many citizens indicating non-transparency, especially regarding large discrepancies—amounting to tens of thousands of ballots—between district and party-list ballots in some constituencies. They also questioned the effectiveness of addressing vote-buying issues reported in the news, noting a lack of clarity on whether the EC has acted on these matters, which may constitute neglect or dereliction of duty under Criminal Code Section 157.
Mr. Phatchari highlighted a key issue of conflict between EC regulations and the Constitution, the supreme law. Article 85 clearly mandates secret ballots, yet ballot inspections revealed codes such as barcodes and QR codes that can trace back to specific polling stations and identify voters. This potentially violates constitutional law, despite the EC's claim that data are securely stored to maintain confidentiality and security.
Thai Sang Thai views these problems as resulting from election management and oversight that fail to meet the honesty and fairness required by Article 224(1) and (2) of the Constitution. They intend to file petitions with the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court's Election Case Division, and the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases to affirm that Thai citizens have the constitutional right to file complaints and lawsuits against state agencies under Articles 41(2), (3), 50(1), and 51, to uphold the sanctity of citizens' votes and set a proper standard for this election going forward.