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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister, Bhumjaithai Party leader and prime ministerial candidate, reacts upon arrival ahead of a meeting with party members at Bhumjaithai Party headquarters, after the party won the general election, in Bangkok, Thailand, February 12, 2026.
BANGKOK, March 14 — Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn is to open parliament today, as last month’s general election result faces court scrutiny over barcodes on the ballots that may have violated the law.
The barcodes might undermine the secrecy of the ballot, said the country’s Office of the Ombudsman, which petitioned the Constitutional Court to consider the case.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai Party won a clear victory in the February 8 election, but the ombudsman said late yesterday that there had been 21 complaints from the public that barcodes and QR codes on the ballots could potentially be used to identify which party or candidate a given voter had chosen.
The court annulled a 2006 election on the grounds that the voting process had not been conducted in secret.
The Election Commission has said the barcodes were included for security purposes and that identifying a voter would require access to the upper half of the ballots, which were securely stored.
Bhumjaithai, which won at least 191 seats in the 500-member parliament, has said it will form a ruling coalition with the third-place Pheu Thai Party and several smaller groups, giving the alliance more than 290 seats and raising the prospect of a stable government after years of political volatility.
Lawmakers are scheduled to reconvene tomorrow to endorse a new house speaker and two deputy speakers.
Deputy Prime Minister Sophon Zaram, a veteran Bhumjaithai politician, told reporters on Thursday that the party had nominated him for the speaker’s post. The new speaker is expected to schedule a parliamentary session to vote in the prime minister.
Bhumjaithai deputy leader Siripong Angkasakulkiat told Reuters the vote for prime minister will likely take place on Thursday. — Reuters
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