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Samut Prakan election turmoil as officials refuse recount amidst mismatched votes and cards

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The District Chief of Samut Prakan, Somchak Kaewsena, visited the polling station located at the Daan Sam Rong Municipal District to oversee the vote counting process. Overall, everything went smoothly, and he expressed his gratitude to the Samut Prakan residents who exercised their voting rights. As of 10.30pm, the Forward Party led in all eight districts.

However, complications arose in the area of the 8th voting unit, which is in the 5th Samut Prakan constituency situated at Fueng Fah Village 11 Phase 9, Phraeksa Mai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province. Four extra ballot papers caused confusion, leading to the Election Commission having to re-count the votes. A single ballot paper went missing, prompting villagers to claim that the voting cards did not match the scores, with a discrepancy of four votes. Villagers requested officials to…

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