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Thailand election: preliminary results available on election day

The Election Commission (EC) of Thailand is expected to be able to announce preliminary results at about 10pm on May 14t, Deputy Secretary-General of the EC Suranee Pontawee, has revealed.
Thailand election: preliminary results available on election day ảnh 1The Election Commission (EC) of Thailand is expected to be able to announce preliminary results at about 10pm on May 14th (Photo: thaipbsworld.com)

Bangkok (VNA) - The Election Commission (EC) of Thailand is expected to be able toannounce preliminary results at about 10pm on May 14th, Deputy Secretary-General of the EC Suranee Pontawee, has revealed.

She said that the media will all knowthe unofficial results at the same time, if they link to the EC’s ECT Reportsystem, which is heavily protected against hacking and system collapse.

The official also said that members of the public can gather at the EC office or at the central vote-counting offices in various provinces tokeep abreast of the election results, or follow the vote counting via theinternet.

She said thefirst set of election results, from polling stations which have a small numberof voters and advance votes, are expected to enter the ECT Report system at 7:00pm, two hours after poll closure.

Votes cast in every polling stationwill be checked, counted and put in a sealed ballot box, signed for by thelocal election chief and sent to the relevant district office for rechecking.After that, the results will be entered into the ECT Report system, she added./.

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