| Sounds like it's being fixed, doesn't it? |
Thailand's election has been thrown into doubt after hundreds of candidates were banned from participating. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called next month's poll early in hopes of ending weeks of political turmoil, which have seen mass protests in the streets calling for his resignation. But after a boycott left nearly one-third of the candidates for Parliament running unopposed, an election commission official says about the same number have been barred from standing. The official says around 300 of the 900 candidates have been disqualified because they have not belonged to their parties for at least 90 days before election day, as required by Thai law. |