Nine party-list MP candidates and one prime ministerial candidate have been disqualified from the May 14 vote after the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday ruled them ineligible to run for office.
The axed prime ministerial candidate was Rattha Phirawitthanaphak, who was nominated by the small Rat Withi Party. He lacked a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and thus did not meet the minimum education requirement, the EC said.
