PM FACING “CRISIS OF PUBLIC TRUST”
The same court voided a 2006 general election after finding the arrangement of polling booths compromised ballot secrecy and that the election had been called at too short notice.
It also annulled a 2014 election because voting could not be held nationwide on the same day, after anti-government protesters blocked polling stations in parts of Bangkok and dozens of constituencies in the south.
Those rulings both took place during periods of political tumult that led to military coups in the same year.
But even if the court upholds the election, its ruling could deepen public mistrust of the government and…
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