Thai election agency criticised after snags in early voting

A woman casts her early vote for the upcoming Thai general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, May 7, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's election commission came under scrutiny on Monday after what a monitoring group said were widespread complaints in early voting, fuelling concern on social media about the competence of a body appointed under military rule.

The People's Network to Monitor Elections, an alliance of non-governmental organisations, said it received about 300 complaints during Sunday's early voting, including missing names, votes cast by the wrong people, mistakes with mailed ballots and incomplete lists of candidates at polling stations.