By Tulsathit Taptim

 

It was a peculiar electoral outcome that “winners” may celebrate cautiously and some “losers” can find encouraging. Ballots cast in Bangkok’s Laksi and Chatuchak districts on Sunday show that races beyond the area can be the same in the future _ unpredictable yet heavily depending on old loyalty and turnouts.

 

The only thing that is clear is that the biggest loser, the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, is spiraling downward. Sunday was its third successive defeat in a short span of time, and while Chumphon and Songkhla were not total humiliation, Bangkok’s Constituency 9 was. What analysts cannot say for sure is whether Sunday’s crushing loss was because of reported problems with Prayut Chan-o-cha or because of its continued linkage to him.

 

In other words, it’s difficult to tell if Prayut was unpopular and that brought the party down, or if voters were snubbing the party because it did not treat him well. The pro-Prayut camp is trying to convince itself that it was the latter case, but opponents of the prime minister are insisting that Prayut’s “increasing unpopularity” was a big factor.

 

Palang Pracharath pledged continued support for Prayut during its election campaign in a bid to retain its parliamentary seat, but anyone viewing such a vow as insincere or reflective of desperation can be forgiven. Whatever the cause or causes of the decline, the party won just over 7,000 votes on Sunday, compared with almost 35,000 votes in the 2019 general election when the party was considered to be unambiguously pro-Prayut.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/constituency-9-voters-dont-count-on-us-to-be-accountable/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-02-01

 

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5 minutes ago, webfact said:

Palang Pracharath Party, is spiraling downward

They we're never far from the bottom of the cesspool of politics in regards to 90% of Thai's.

 

Probably the most inept and corrupt Junta to rule Thailand.

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17 minutes ago, webfact said:

What analysts cannot say for sure is whether Sunday’s crushing loss was because of reported problems with Prayut Chan-o-cha or because of its continued linkage to him.

How about both him AND the rest of the party cronies they are fed up with !

I always counts on district 9 to get me the justice.

".....it’s difficult to tell if Prayut was unpopular...."

 

Absolute <deleted>, he's as unpopular as an extra hole in the ass.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

What analysts cannot say for sure is whether Sunday’s crushing loss was because of reported problems with Prayut Chan-o-cha or because of its continued linkage to him.

I'll have a stab at the former.

3 hours ago, edwinchester said:

".....it’s difficult to tell if Prayut was unpopular...."

 

Absolute <deleted>, he's as unpopular as an extra hole in the ass.

I'm sure he'll be heartened by the fact you think his popularity is improving. That's if you're right of course. ????