Sonthiya Asks Election Commission to Delay 2026 Election Amid Vote Buying Allegations

“Sonthiya” asks the Election Commission to order the postponement of the 2026 election date from 8 February for 1-2 months, feeling uneasy after finding errors on 1 February repeated in the issue of vote buying. Worried that the election will be called invalid, losing 8,000 million for no reason.

At 10:30 a.m. on February 5, 2026 at the Election Commission Office. Mr. Sonthiya Sawadee, political activist Submit a letter to the Election Commission (EC) requesting consideration of postponing the election on February 8, 2026 for 1-2 months, along with specifying the reasons. Personally, I feel uncomfortable. Because of the advance election on February 1st There are many problems. There was also no announcement of the names of candidates for Member of the House of Representatives (MPs). In some areas, officials informed voters that the candidates' names had been withdrawn. And there were also ballot envelopes addressed incorrectly. It reflects that this election was dishonest.

There are also doubts about the format of the election on February 8th. There will also be a referendum vote. Why don't you give out 3 ballots at the same time? Because you're afraid that voters will Especially the elderly will be confused. There was chaos. And the constitution specifies that elections must be secret. But if in the polling station there is a back-and-forth walk between MP voters and referendum voters It will result in the election not being secretive and dishonest and fair.

At the same time, the Election Commission has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to disqualify approximately 28-30 MP candidates in total. If the court actually orders disqualification, In this part, the political party leader and the party executive committee who signed the application for MP must also be responsible. Because the use of false documents and negligence caused damage to the bureaucracy. It is a violation of political party law and a serious violation of ethics. Therefore, the leader of the party that is a candidate for MP has been ordered by the court to have his rights disqualified. must be submitted to an ethics examination Because if it becomes a government, it will become a gray-black government.

There is also information from the Bank of Thailand (BoT) regarding two unusual cash withdrawals, totaling 450 million baht, with an emphasis on petty banknotes. This matter is under investigation. And personally, I have submitted a letter to the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) to jointly investigate with the BoT to determine how many times money has been withdrawn. And is it used to do anything related to political operations or not? But Mr. Sawaeng Bunmee, Secretary-General of the Election Commission Has come out to give an interview to the media that Can prepare money But don't buy that sound. It is considered that the offense has already been completed. and lack of morality and ethics

“I want the Election Commission to correct, improve and examine all of the above matters in detail. Because they believe that if the Election Commission does not take action, political parties and individuals will lose their rights. Including himself, he will proceed with a lawsuit to have the Constitutional Court declare this election invalid. and it may cause the election to be delayed andWaste of budget moneyMore than 8,000 million baht was wasted. If that is the case, who will be responsible? Therefore, we request that the Election Commission postpone the election on February 8th. Confirmed that he personally has no bias against the Election Commission, but wants honest and fair elections. Postponing the election date may be a waste of additional budget money, but the cost is minimal because the Election Commission can announce that elections will be held in March or April.”

Mr. Sonthiya also revealed information about the purchase of voting rights in the area of ​​Samut Sakhon Province, claiming that the names of people in the area were registered. But the money hasn't been distributed yet. Because I personally went to inform the information to The Election Commission has investigated in the area. It causes deterrence, so they still don't dare give it out. But I admit that I personally have concerns that the day before election day or in the morning of election day there will be a money distribution round. Currently, there is information on no less than 2 parties that have such behavior. By buying votes from 200-500 baht per head.