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Senate request snubbed

BANGKOK: Thailand's Supreme Court judges on Wednesday shot down a request of caretaker Senate Speaker Suchon Chaleekrua for them to nominate candidates to fill two vacant seats of the Election Commission. Supreme Court Secretary Wirat Chinwinijkul said 72 of the 82 Supreme Court judges voted not to nominate the candidates while four judges voted to make the nomination. The other judges abstained. The two positions are lying vacant after one commissioner died and another resigned. Earlier this month, Thai Constitution Court officially announced the invalidation of the April 2 polls and called for the five-member E.C. to resign. But the E.C. rejected the proposal. — Xinhua

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