Chadchart Sittipunt's landslide victory in Bangkok's gubernatorial election was the result of strategic voting by pro-democracy supporters, and will be repeated in the next national election, according to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
After the office of prime minister, it is perhaps the most important political post in Thailand: governor of Bangkok. The election for this important post was won by Chadchart Sittipunt, the former Pheu Thai party minister of transportation in Yingluck Shinawatra's government.
News from Thailand – March 14, 2014
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• 25 provinces are struggling with drought and that is 'good' news
• State of emergency ends next week
• Governor Bangkok faces a tough challenge for re-election
News from Thailand – March 12, 2014
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• Angry farmers deposit 10 tons of rice for agricultural bank
• Bangkok governor's election must be over
• Construction of Bang Sue-Rangsit metro line started
News from Thailand – March 15, 2013
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• Ministry of Transport fights against corruption
• Dossier: Everything about military service
• Is the governor of Bangkok being tricked?
News from Thailand – March 10, 2013
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• Dossier: Is the mortgage system for rice a bad system?
• Minister wants to rename grocery store in 'show-suay'
• Governor Bangkok gets a dream team of four deputies
News from Thailand – February 26, 2013
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• Record drug seizures worth 2 billion baht
• Peace talks about the South imminent?
• Landbouwbank is short of money; rice farmers in the cold
News from Thailand – February 21, 2013
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• Bank of Thailand does not succumb to government pressure; interest rate unchanged
• Power outage expected in April
• Bangkok Poll: Government Yingluck gets a score of 4,87
News from Thailand – February 7, 2013
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• Raid in Tao Pun casino; XNUMX gamblers arrested
• Government party strengthens grip on energy sector
• Bangkok Governor Election: Mud-throwing continues
News from Thailand – February 5, 2013
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• Sex video goes wrong with authorities
• Chon Buri's Godfather to VIP room hospital after 5 minutes in jail
• Severe hailstorms in Northern Thailand
News from Thailand – February 2, 2013
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• U-tapao airport must grow to 3 million passengers
• Poll: Corruption is on the rise this year
• Another row over central bank interest rate
News from Thailand – January 28, 2013
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• Hotel fire Khlong San presumably lit
• Noorden fights against suffocating mist
• Residents complain about landfill with second-hand shoes
News from Thailand – January 25, 2013
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• Teacher shot dead in front of 292 students
• 'Only the rich benefit from government policy'
• Court upholds 10-year sentence for lèse-majesté
News from Thailand – January 22, 2013
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• The battle for Bangkok has begun; 18 people want to run for governor
• For sale: Wat Or Noi temple, asking price 2 billion baht
• Protest against International Court of Justice in The Hague
News from Thailand – January 15, 2013
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• Army commander puts on penitent
• Seven candidates want to become governor of Bangkok
• Mekong water level drops; ferry services in trouble
News from Thailand – January 14, 2013
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• Protest on the border with Cambodia called off
• Kill Australian Hua Hin: murder or suicide
• 139 Rohingya arrested; total now 843