The cartoon posted on the Facebook page of the Move Forward Party on April 18 shows the hammer and sickle on the lower right side. (Photo: Move Forward Party)
The Move Forward Party said the Election Commission has asked why it included a hammer and sickle in its campaign cartoon, after a complaint that it suggested opposition to the constitutional monarchy.
The MFP said on its Facebook account on Tuesday night that the EC posed the question in a recent letter to the party. The question concerned a cartoon the party posted on April 18 to introduce its list-MP candidates from the labour sector, ahead of the May 14 general election.
The EC letter said a complainant asked it to investigate if the party was against constitutional…
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