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EC must take more care

The court's ruling on Wednesday that ordered the Election Commission (EC) to pay out 64 million baht in compensation to a politician it removed from office is a warning sign of tough times ahead for the agency.

The verdict is particularly shocking as it is the first time the EC, an independent state agency overseeing both local and national elections, has lost a court case brought by any of those politicians it has removed from office or ruled ineligible to stand.

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