Election Commission Chief Dismisses Pressure to Refer All Cases
Thailand's Election Commission chief said the ongoing fraud probe into the national election is progressing on schedule, dismissing calls from political parties to refer all cases to court and insisting decisions are based on evidence alone
On July 22, 2025, Election Commission Chairman Nrong Klunvarin addressed the progress of fraud investigations into the national election day, stating that the review is proceeding on schedule with four more rounds of consideration remaining and more than half the work already completed. When asked whether any political figures identified by the Thai Raksa Chart Party and iLaw in their disclosure of Surat Thani provincial election data are included in the commission's investigations, Nrong said he did not know what information they had released but assured the public that the commission is reviewing all cases based on evidence and on schedule, with nothing to worry about. Regarding criticism and pressure from political parties and civil society groups calling for all cases to be referred to court, Nrong emphasized that the commission considers cases based on evidence alone and does not view such pressure as interference, stating the commission is simply fulfilling its duty and will do so to the best of its ability. On the matter of the performance evaluation of Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee for 2024, the chairman laughed and said to ask the secretary-general directly, while Sawaeng declined to comment.
