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Bangkok Governor-elect to Walk Political Tightrope

Bangkok Governor-elect to Walk Political Tightrope

Junta deemed likely to seek to attempt to disqualify him

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John Berthelsen
Jun 02, 2022
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The decision by Thailand’s military to not use a thin pretext to disqualify Chadchart Sittipunt, the pro-democracy candidate who won the Bangkok governorship in a landslide last week, doesn’t mean Chadchart is home free. Pressure is likely to continue to find reasons to disqualify him, sources in Bangkok say.

The junta “will surely try to disqualify or u…

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