Thailand's Election Integrity Questioned: Secret Ballots at Risk

0:00From geopolitics to global markets, this is global news today. Thailand's Constitutional Court has accepted a petition questioning the legality of ballots from last month's general election. The main issue is that barcodes and QR codes on the ballots might allow someone to link votes back to individual voters, breaking the rule of secret, ballots. The petition came from the office of the Ombudsman. The Court has ordered the Election Commission to explain itself within 15 days. No other immediate actions were mentioned. The Election Commission insists the codes are just for security, and that tracing a vote would need access to the top part of the ballots, which are, kept under tight lock. Even with this challenge, the new parliament will move forward with its vote for Prime Minister on Thursday, as scheduled. A Newton-Sharon Viracul's Bungaethi party scored a big win in February, and is pushing to build a coalition holding 290 of the four, 199 seats. This episode is proudly sponsored by our partner, Comfort.

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