Campaign winners and losers in the race to become Bangkok governor

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The 31 candidates vying for the Bangkok governor’s post now have less than 50 days to impress the voters. But after examining their policies and campaigns, political observers believe they can separate the top contenders from the flops. 

 

According to the analysts, all the candidates share similar policies to address Bangkok’s long-standing problems of flooding, traffic congestion, quality of life, and pollution. Yet some aspirants stand out thanks to their presentation techniques and practical plans to implement their ideas.

 

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Who has the ‘wow factor’?

 

Dr. Stithorn Thananithichot, director of Innovation for Democracy under the King Prajadhipok Institute, pointed to independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt as the first candidate who stood out from the rest.

 

Instead of spotlighting big policies, Chadchart has presented 200 small ideas to fill the gaps and deliver tangible results given that all key city infrastructure is already in place. According to him, Bangkok just needs to link up services and infrastructure to boost efficiency and people’s life quality.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/campaign-winners-and-losers-in-the-race-to-become-bangkok-governor/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-04-11

 

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

Who has the ‘wow factor’?

Who has the history of achieving what they say... stuff the Wow factor?