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Thailand has ordered a third re-run of voting for its
senate and disqualified 12 winners because of
corruption in the last polls.
The election commission - which reached its decision
after a 10-hour meeting - set 4 June as the new date
for voting.
"We are getting there. We are closer. We are doing
our best to enforce our power and authority to rid the
election of fraud," said election commissioner Gothorn
Arya.
The commission said four of the disqualified winners
would be banned from contesting in the June polls
because they had cheated twice, under a new ruling.
Commission
spokeswoman Saowalak
Banjongjit said the
"authorities have clear
evidence" that corruption
among provincial officials
had affected results in the
29 April polls.
She added the
commission would push to
remove the officials
involved.
In the first round of the senate polls on 4 March, 78 of
200 senators-elect were disqualified for vote-buying.
In this latest round, the worst cheating took place in
the north-east, where in one province alone, three
victors broke the law.
However, in Bangkok - where there had been many
allegations of fraud - winners were found to have
abided by regulations after a lengthy review.
Anti-corruption drive
The polls for the 200 senators - who make up the
upper house of parliament - were introduced following
the 1997 constitution designed to end corruption.
The commission's strong stance on cheating has been
widely supported, lauded by the press and analysts as
a crucial step towards cleaning up politics.
For years, Thai politics was marred by flagrant
vote-buying.
The senate poll was also
supposed to set the tone
for honesty in the general
elections later this year.
According to an editorial in
The Nation newspaper,
many Thais want to
continue with re-runs until
there are no major
allegations of fraud.
But some observers warn
the turnout for the third poll
could be very low.
Turnout in the April polls was under 50% - a drop from
the first round of voting, where turnout stood at 72%.
Correspondents say there is rising apathy among
voters, which could also lead to falling interest in the
general elections later this year.
By law, the senate cannot convene until all 200
senators are confirmed by the commission.
Eventually, the new senate will wield powers to
examine legislation and impeach individual members
of parliament, ministers or the government.
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