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Social Security Board election postponed due to flooding
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The nationwide election for a new Social Security Board has been rescheduled from Sunday to Oct 11 due to heavy rain and flooding in several parts of the country, organisers said on Saturday.
Key facts
- The nationwide election for a new Social Security Board has been rescheduled from Sunday to Oct 11 due to heavy rain and flooding in several parts of the country, organisers said on Saturday.
- The decision was made at a special meeting of Election Management Centre committee members at the Social Security Office (SSO) headquarters in Nonthaburi.
- In 2023, the Progressive Social Security group backed by the party was a runaway winner in the country’s first Social Security Board election.
- Members convened at 11am and at 4pm they announced that the election would be postponed because flooding could hamper voters travelling to polling stations and also affect the work of polling-station committees.
Summary
The decision was made at a special meeting of Election Management Centre committee members at the Social Security Office (SSO) headquarters in Nonthaburi.
Members convened at 11am and at 4pm they announced that the election would be postponed because flooding could hamper voters travelling to polling stations and also affect the work of polling-station committees.