Chadchart Sittipunt’s landslide victory at last Sunday’s governor election — with more than 1.38 million votes or over 50 percent of all ballots cast — was viewed by many as Bangkok voters’ verdict on the current coalition government and its junta predecessor, which came to power in the 2014 military coup.

 

As a result, government coalition parties may find it tough to woo Bangkok voters at the next general election, expected no later than early next year.

 

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However, some analysts warn that it is too early to reach that conclusion, as not enough government supporters switched sides in Bangkok to impact the next national vote.

 

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12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

However, some analysts warn that it is too early to reach that conclusion, as not enough government supporters switched sides in Bangkok to impact the next national vote.

Especially with the back-up 250 !

33 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Especially with the back-up 250 !

And also to kill a snake you need to cut its head off first

34 minutes ago, Excel said:

And also to kill a snake you need to cut its head off first

Two heads are better than one, puppet master and the puppet.

Imagine this:

 

"Prayut's Downfall" will make way for "The Rise of the Anutin"

 

should I laugh or should I cry?

it's a schizo world

4 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Imagine this:

 

"Prayut's Downfall" will make way for "The Rise of the Anutin"

 

should I laugh or should I cry?

it's a schizo world

Who is the best one of the Bad bunch?

The dinosaurs are busy rewriting laws, planning yet another constitution and searching for solutions on how to sink this latest evidence of people's unhappiness. 

On vera - as the French say - meanwhile I wonder, why the PM can sit longer than 8 years on his throne with a constitutional limitation of eight years - a constitution he was instrumental in crafting. 

....... or a harbinger of K. Chadchart's downfall?

 

I see defamation cases, bans from politics and jail time in his future.