The important thing is that there are no politicing sound trucks, but does any body have anything to say on WHO won, or is that a secret until the checks clear?

I've heard that it was a primary election; at least that was the case where I live. The real thing happens sometime in December. Ugggh.

I don't know the final result but the red shirts seems to be smiling a lot today.

Don't think it will make a lot of difference to our lives here no matter who wins what !

Seems it was just in town since Beers were flowing freely in Hang Dong and all bars open and in full swing over the weekend

Apparently number 3 won. I haven't checked on numbers though, I don't know if count is finished.

The incumbent won I hear.

Mayor Tussanai Buranupakorn re-elected

Tussanai Buranupakorn, number 3 on the ballot, was re-elected as Mayor of Chiang Mai Municipality. Here he is seen announcing his early resignation before becoming a monk on the occasion of his uncle’s death.

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Chiang Mai’s Mayor Tussanai Buranupakorn re-took his seat as Mayor of Chiang Mai Municipality after giving it up one month before the end of his first term to become a monk to make merit for his uncle Pakorn Buranupakorn who passed away at the age of 50.

Mayor Tussanai, number 3 on the ballot, won the election with 26,700 votes while number 1 on the ballot newcomer Thidarat Siriwittayakorn came in second with 20,873 votes.

Third place went to Pornchai Jitnavasathien, who garnered 7,962 votes.

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Closer than I thought but I couldn't see him losing

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Closer than I thought but I couldn't see him losing

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Not a chance. Just as I had predicted in an earlier thread. I would have bet the bank on it.

Closer than I thought but I couldn't see him losing

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Not a chance. Just as I had predicted in an earlier thread. I would have bet the bank on it.

 

I have a funny feeling that if number 1 had got 27,001 votes then number 3 may have got at least 27,100

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Mayor, monk, Mayor, monk, make sence to me , a natural career progression.

Rather surprised that the bodacious challenger to the "establishment" incumbent did so well! It seems that there was some serious money in back of her in any case, regardless of good looks.

The incumbent did pull a tactic that should be part of US electoral law, actually extended: For one year until election day, all candidates for national American political office must retreat to a monastery/nunnery until voting day.