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EC asked to probe poll promise on women having four husbands
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A Palang Pracharath MP candidate has filed a petition with the election watchdog seeking an investigation into a New Alternative party campaign promise to allow women to have up to four husbands, if it wins the general election.
Key facts
- Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, a Bangkok constituency candidate, has asked the Election Commission (EC) to determine whether a campaign policy, recently announced by Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, a prime ministerial candidate, violates election
- Ruangkrai said the complaint followed widespread public reaction after Mongkolkit posted the controversial policy on social media.
- The post claimed that, as part of the New Alternative party’s platform on gender equality, women would be allowed to have up to four husbands, with the consent of all parties, describing the idea as “similar to Islamic law.”
- The post quickly went viral, prompting a flood of online comments questioning whether the policy was serious or merely satirical
Summary
Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, a Bangkok constituency candidate, has asked the Election Commission (EC) to determine whether a campaign policy, recently announced by Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, a prime ministerial candidate, violates election regulations.
Ruangkrai said the complaint followed widespread public reaction after Mongkolkit posted the controversial policy on social media.