Thailand’s Court Rules Elections Invalid
(BANGKOK)
— Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled general elections held in
February invalid in a fresh blow to the embattled prime minister.
The judges on Friday voted 6-3 to declare the Feb. 2 vote
unconstitutional because elections were not held in 28 constituencies,
where anti-government protesters had prevented candidates from
registering. The constitution says the election must be held on the same
day nationwide.
The court ordered that new elections take place.
Protesters have tried to prevent the vote from taking place in a bid
to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, whom they accuse of
corruption. She has refused to resign and had called elections in a bid
to ensure a fresh mandate.
Street protests since November have sometimes turned violent, leaving at least 23 people dead.
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