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Article: Thai Election Commission disqualifies 3 pro-Thaksin election victors
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- December 30, 2007
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Thailand's Election Commission announced Sunday it has overturned the victories of three candidates from a party allied with deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra due to charges of vote-buying in the Dec. 23 general elections.
The commission's move, which must be endorsed by government legal advisors, does not alter the status of the People's Power Party as top vote-getter. But it could reduce the number of seats won by the Thaksin-allied party _ which did not net a majority _ and make it more difficult to build a ruling coalition.
The three candidates from northeastern Buriram province are disqualified and face criminal charges, and will not be able to run in ...