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タイ選挙管理委員会、上院議員選挙の不正で77人を最高裁に申し立てへ
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タイ選挙管理委員会、上院議員選挙の不正で77人を最高裁に申し立てへ

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タイ選挙管理委員会は14日、2024年6月の上院議員選挙で不正行為があったとして、現職26人を含む当時の候補者77人について最高裁判所に申し立てを行う方針を発表した。現職は申し立て受理時点で職務停止となり、不正を認めた場合は失職する見通し。

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タイ選挙管理委員会は14日、2024年6月の上院議員選挙で不正行為があったとして、現職26人を含む当時の候補者77人について最高裁判所に申し立てを行う方針を発表した。現職は申し立て受理時点で職務停止となり、不正を認めた場合は失職する見通し。

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【バンコク時事】タイの選挙管理委員会は14日、2024年6月に実施された上院議員選挙(定数200)を巡り不正行為があったとして、現職26人を含む当時の候補者ら77人について、最高裁判所に申し立てを行う方針を発表した。このうち現職は、最高裁が申し立てを受理した時点で職務停止となる見通しで、不正を認めた場合は失職する。

タイ総選挙、野党が再集計要求 不正疑いで有権者が抗議

上院選の不正疑惑を巡っては、現職約140人を含む229人が捜査対象となり、アヌティン首相が率いる保守派与党「タイの誇り党」との関係が指摘されていた。アヌティン氏に近い議員らが違反となった場合、政権を揺るがす可能性がある。

選管が14日の会合で方針を決定した。現職や候補者らによる金銭の授受に加え、利益を見返りとする票の取りまとめなどがあったと認定した。組織的な不正の疑いが浮上したことから、タイ法務省特別捜査局(DSI)も捜査を進めてきた。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 最高裁判所が選挙管理委員会の申し立てを受理する

    Likely · Within weeks

  • 不正が認められた現職議員が失職する

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • 具体的な不正行為の内容は何か
  • 最高裁判所の判断はいつ下されるか
  • 不正が認められた場合の代替選挙の実施時期は

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