Poll Watch results.
When details of its first post-election report were leaked to the press, it was claimed by the Commission that 32.4 percent of the alleged offences involved Chart Thai members, 31.3 percent were members of Samakkhi Tham, and 25.7 percent were linked to the NAP" In other words, the three major parties were also the parties overwhelmingly involved in the alleged election frauds. Although the deputy chairman of Poll Watch had confidently claimed before the election that the Committee had enough evidence to disqualify at least 10 MPs, there was a tendency for governors to dismiss cases forwarded to them no doubt mindful of the composition of the new government.
The reaction from the main parties was immediate, with an angry response from politicians, accusing Poll watch of having insufficient evidence, of carrying out a campaign to discredit political parties, and of having failed to prevent dishonest practices. As Chart Thai Party chief whip, Boon-ua Prasertsusvun admitted: Everybody bought [votes], more or less. It depends whether or not we want to admit the truth. No party won without money." In its own defence, Poll Watch claimed that its report was not complete, and denied that it had drawn conclusions as to the major offending political parties.