All change in Phuket municipal elections

[snoop1130]

Chalermsak Maneesri has been elected Patong Mayor, according to preliminary results of the elections yesterday (Mar 28).

 

PHUKET:-- Patong, Phuket Town and Chalong all have new mayors, according to the preliminary results of the municipal elections held across Phuket yesterday (Mar 28).

 

The Phuket office of the Election Commission of Thailand (PEC) revealed the preliminary winners to The Phuket News Thai-language sister newspaper Khao Phuket this afternoon.

 

More than 230,000 eligible voters turned out to cast their votes for candidates contesting the positions of mayor or as councillors in the 12 municipalities across Phuket: Phuket City, Patong, Kathu, Wichit, Chalong, Rawai, Rassada, Srisoonthorn, Karon, Cherng Talay, Thepkrasattri and Pa Khlok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/all-change-in-phuket-municipal-elections-79499.php

 

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[DrDave]

"Mr Chalermsak was elected Patong mayor in November 2002 after his brother Surasak was removed from office by Interior Minister at the time, Purachai Piemsomboon, for election fraud."

 

The Maneesri brothers and their successor Pian were all cut from the same cloth. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss".

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The Phuket office of the Election Commission of Thailand (PEC) revealed the preliminary winners to The Phuket News Thai-language sister newspaper Khao Phuket this afternoon.

The last time we had a general election, it seemed to take weeks to confirm the results for the correct general to be announced the 'winner'.

 

<For the hard-of-learning: The text above may contain traces of sarcasm>

[herfiehandbag]

On 3/29/2021 at 8:53 PM, bluesofa said:

The last time we had a general election, it seemed to take weeks to confirm the results for the correct general to be announced the 'winner'.

 

<For the hard-of-learning: The text above may contain traces of sarcasm>

Ah, but stung by such ill intentioned (might I say) criticism; now they have streamlined the process. They only count the votes for the bloke that has won!????????????

Edited April 1, 2021 by herfiehandbag