Hwaseong: Thais in South Korea turned out enthusiastically to exercise their right to vote in the overseas election and referendum at Wat Phuttharangsri in Hwaseong. The Election Commission of Thailand expressed satisfaction with the high voter turnout. Meanwhile, the Thai Ambassador to South Korea urged those voting by mail to promptly send their ballots to the embassy.
According to Thai News Agency, at 9:00 AM local time today in Hwaseong City, the atmosphere at the polling station at Wat Phuttharangsri was lively, with many Thai citizens residing or working near the polling station for convenience. From 9:00 AM onwards, the Wat Phuttharangsri polling station was completely filled with Thai citizens casting their votes in the referendum, requiring election officials and volunteers to help maintain order.
Mr. Chai Nakornchai, a member of the Election Commission and an overseas election observer, expressed satisfaction, stating that everything proceeded smoothly without problems and that the polling station staff understood the system well.
Ambassador Thani Saengrat, the Thai Ambassador to Seoul, South Korea, who was observing the polling station at Wat Phuttharangsri, stated that a large number of Thai citizens exercised their right to vote today, both at the embassy and at Wat Phuttharangsri, and that no problems were encountered. For those who voted by mail, he requested that the completed ballots be returned to the embassy by January 28th. Regarding those with unclear addresses in Thailand on the envelopes, the embassy has already contacted them to correct this, and the list of those who received the information has been published on the embassy's Facebook page.
According to the information, at the polling station at Wat Phuttharangsri, there were 1,470 registered voters for the parliamentary elections and 900 registered voters for the referendum.