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Move Forward party leader Chaithawat Tulathon, right, flanked by its former leader Pita Limjaroenrat, talks to reporters during a news conference at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan. 31, 2024. Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday, April 3, said it has accepted the petition from the election body seeking a dissolution of the progressive party that captured the most seats from last year's election on the ground that they may have violated the constitution by proposing to amend a royal defamation law. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thailand’s Constitutional Court says it will rule on whether to dissolve popular Move Forward party

By Jintamas Saksornchai - Associated Press

A woman walks with a child in her arms along a street with election campaign posters hanging in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Bangladesh opposition calls for strike on election weekend as PM Hasina seeks forgiveness

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat arrives before the signing of a memorandum of understanding on attempt to form a coalition government between Move Forward Party and other parties during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand on May 22, 2023. Thailand's state Election Commission announced Wednesday, July 12, it has concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country's next prime minister, Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, has violated election law, and has referred his case to the Constitutional Court for a ruling. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thailand’s Election Commission says a reformist candidate for prime minister may have broken the law

By Jinatamas Saksornchai and Grand Peck - Associated Press

Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat, left, waves after signing a memorandum of understanding on attempt to form a coalition government between Move Forward Party and other parties during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 22, 2023. Move Forward won the most seats in the May 14 election, and it has formed a coalition that seeks to become the government when Parliament selects a prime minister in July. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Legal case clouds Thai path back to civilian rule

By Richard S. Ehrlich

Judge nixes witness signature requirement on SC mail ballots

By MICHELLE LIU - Associated Press

Tennessee hits roadblock requiring paper trail voting

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

Indian policemen stand guard outside a vote counting center in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. India's Election Commission has rejected opposition fears of possible tampering of electronic voting machines ahead of Thursday's vote-counting to determine the outcome of the country's mammoth national elections. Authorities on Wednesday tightened security at counting centers where the electronic voting machines have been kept in strong rooms across the country. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India’s ruling party claims win with assured lead in votes

By Emily Schmall - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, March 24, 2019, file photo, an election officer counts votes at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Election Commission has officially endorsed the results from the country's March 24 general election, declaring that the Pheu Thai party associated with fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra topped the field by winning 136 constituencies. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Final count of 1st vote since coup leaves Thailand divided

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

Official Thai election results favor anti-military party

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Thai Election Commission to investigate popular politician

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In this April 10, 2019, photo, Indian election officials and paramilitary soldiers with election materials walk along the river Brahmaputra to board on a country boat on the eve of the first phase of general election in Majuli, Assam, India. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

Poll workers journey to reach India’s most remote voters

By AMRIT DHILLON - Associated Press

In this Monday, April 8, 2019, photo, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP's manifesto for the upcoming general elections in New Delhi, India. Modi came to power in 2014 promising big-ticket economic reforms. But with unemployment rising and signature policies getting panned, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has adopted a nationalist pitch ahead of a general election that begins this week.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India stops release of biopic on PM Modi ahead of polls

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An elderly supporter of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) smiles a he attends an election campaign rally addressed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hyderabad, India, Monday, April 1, 2019. India's general elections will be held in seven phases starting April 11. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

India election body struggles with scale of fake information

By AMRIT DHILLON - Associated Press

Car of Thai anti-junta activist torched after protest rally

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press

In this Sunday, March 24, 2019. a officer counts ballots in the general election after closing a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Election Commission said Thursday that 100 percent of the votes from the recent general election had been counted and a party allied with the ruling junta has won the most votes, though the results are not yet official. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai Election Commission blames software for counting errors

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA - Associated Press

Thai woman runs past graffiti at a public park Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, March 28, 2019. As Thais wait for official results of their general election, political parties led by one ousted from power in a military coup say they believe they have won enough seats to form the next government. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai Election Commission faces criticism in vote count

By CHRIS BLAKE and KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA - Associated Press

Pedestrians walk past an election poster promoting members of the Thai Raksa Chart political party in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019. The Thai Raksa Chart party, which took the unprecedented and ultimately unsuccessful step of nominating a member of the royal family as its candidate for prime minister, is fighting for its political life as the Election Commission says it has recommended that it be dissolved. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Thai party that nominated princess faces court decision

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Thai election officials bar the door to buccaneer activist

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA - Associated Press

Security personnel inspect the side of a suicide attack near the office of the Election Commission in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. At least two people were killed and four others wounded Saturday when a suicide bomber detonated his vest full of explosives near the office of the Election Commission in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Anwar Danishyar)

Afghan ambassador to US to replace national security adviser

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Thai police investigate following an overnight shooting attack at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Explosions and an overnight shooting attack on opposition demonstrators in Thailand's capital killed at least two people Thursday, the latest spasm of violence to hit Bangkok since protesters launched a campaign to oust the government six months ago. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

July elections in Thailand ‘unlikely’ amid crisis

By THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press