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Poll endorsement won’t take too long

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Election Commission chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong gestures during a news conference to update the vote count on May 15. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Election Commission (EC) chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong on Saturday said he was confident poll results would be endorsed more quickly than they were in 2019, and well ahead of the mid-July deadline.

Under the law, the EC has 60 days from Election Day, or until July 13, to certify at least 95% of all MPs-elect to make the vote results official. In 2019, it completed this task on May 8, or 45 days after polling day. This year, the 45-day mark would fall on June 28.

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