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Pressure rises on EC over probe

Sept 14 'make or break' for watchdog

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A group of reserve senators and senatorial candidates gather at the Election Commission earlier this month to urge the transfer of the senatorial election collusion case to the Supreme Court’s election cases division. They say the case has seen no progress in the past two years. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill
A group of reserve senators and senatorial candidates gather at the Election Commission earlier this month to urge the transfer of the senatorial election collusion case to the Supreme Court’s election cases division. They say the case has seen no progress in the past two years. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill

The Election Commission (EC) is facing a credibility test as it schedules a vote on the Senate collusion case for Sept 14. Opposition figures warn that this decision could reshape the political system.

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