Palang Pracharat defeats Democrat in Nakhon Si Thammarat by-election

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Palang Pracharat defeats Democrat in Nakhon Si Thammarat by-election

 

 

Former Democrat MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thepthai Senpong, conceded the defeat of his younger brother, Pongsin, today (Monday), to Palang Pracharat candidate, Aryasith Srisuwan, in Sunday’s by-election in Constituency 3 of the southern province.

 

Unofficial vote counts late Sunday night showed Pongsin with 44,620 votes against Aryasith’s 48,720.

 

Thepthai was stripped of his parliamentary status after he was handed a prison sentence by the court, on a charge of local election fraud. The by-election was a see-saw battle between the Democrat and Palang Pracharat parties, both of which are in the coalition government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/palang-pracharat-defeats-democrat-in-nakhon-si-thammarat-by-election/

 

 

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[RichardColeman]

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

The by-election was a see-saw battle between the Democrat and Palang Pracharat parties, both of which are in the coalition government.

No opposition candidates to the government to choose from ? Something smells mightily there I think. 

[robblok]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

No opposition candidates to the government to choose from ? Something smells mightily there I think. 

Not really the south has always been democrat stronghold. Why contest if you cannot win. Now the democrats were defeated by other pro goverment parties. In the south there is not much support for the PTP for instance. Nobody is going to waste money on a campaign they cannot win.