The Election Commission (EC) handled thousands of election complaints and cases in fiscal 2024 and 2025, while allocating 282 million baht in subsidies to political parties, its secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee said on Wednesday.
Mr Sawaeng presented the EC’s performance reports to parliament, chaired by House Speaker Sophon Zaram. The reports covered work during fiscal 2024 and 2025. A fiscal year closes at the end of September.
In fiscal 2024, the EC organised Senate and local elections and allocated 139 million baht in subsidies to political parties under the organic law on political parties.
The EC resolved to submit 95 case files to the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Appeals Court and regional appeals courts.
It also approved action on 198 other files involving criminal cases, dismissed complaints, closed cases and new elections. A further 394 cases concerned MP and Senate elections, local polls, political parties and other matters.
The EC also carried out 23 projects and 42 activities to promote political participation and understanding of democracy.
In fiscal 2025, party subsidies increased to 143 million baht. The EC received 2,541 election-related complaints, including 1,919 criminal cases, four civil cases and 15 administrative cases.
The EC also organised many elections for provincial administrative organisations and local administrative organisations in 2,462 areas, as well as four by-elections for House seats.
The House set five hours for debate on the EC reports, and 210 minutes for an urgent motion on the southern border provinces.