BANGKOK, May 23 — A former transport minister in the Thai government ousted by a 2014 military coup won Bangkok’s first governor election for nine years on Sunday in what some...
BANGKOK, May 23 — A former transport minister in the Thai government ousted by a 2014 military coup won Bangkok’s first governor election for nine years on Sunday in what some observers say is a sign of the waning popularity of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
The poll is the first governor race since 2013, with 31 candidates seeking to win the support of the capital’s 4.4 million eligible voters, including 700,000 first-time voters. Prayut won a 2019 general election that critics say was flawed. The Thai government has rejected the accusations and said the poll was free and fair.Chadchart, who was among the prime minister candidates for the opposition Pheu Thai Party in the 2019 election, said his victory on Sunday showed the power of the democratic process and vowed to heal political differences as he takes on the city’s top job.
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