The Constitution Court on Friday ruled by a 6-3 vote that the Feb 2 general election was not lawful.
According to the charter court, the poll is void because election was not completed in one day. Twenty-eight constituencies of 375 nationwide were unable to hold voting because no candidates were registered amid anti-government protests. Under the law, a general election must be held on a single day nationwide.
The Constitution Court hearing was held at the request of the Office of the Ombudsman following a complaint lodged by Kittipong Kamolthammawong, a law lecturer at Thammasat University….
