The Election Commission has resolved to press criminal charges against 28 party-list MP candidates who knowingly filed their candidacies despite lacking the required qualifications or having disqualifying conditions.
On 3 Sep 2026 GMT+7, reporters reported that the Election Commission Office published the resolution from its 51st meeting of 2026, held on Thursday, 4 June 2026 GMT+7, regarding the consideration of criminal prosecution against party-list MP candidates under Section 151 of the Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives, B.E. 2561 (2018), and its amendments.
The Election Commission resolved to pursue criminal charges against 28 party-list MP candidates (none currently serving as MPs) for knowingly lacking the right to run due to disqualifications or prohibited characteristics, yet consenting in writing to their political parties to nominate them as party-list candidates under Section 151 of the Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives, B.E. 2561 (2018), as proposed by the Election Commission Office.
Section 151 stipulates that offenders face imprisonment from 1 to 10 years, fines between 20,000 and 200,000 baht, and the court shall order a 20-year revocation of their voting rights.