Sudarat and Pheu Thai back Pongsapat as Bangkok governor candidate

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Sudarat backs Pongsapat for governor

Published: 10 Jan 2013 at 00.00
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Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, a former core leader of the defunct Thai Rak Thai Party, has backed deputy national police chief Pongsapat Pongcharoen as a candidate for Bangkok governor.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, left, meets with Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, centre, a former key figure of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party, at the Matichon Building on Pracha Niwet Road in Bangkok. The Matichon media group celebrated the 36th anniversary of its founding yesterday.

Khunying Sudarat was earlier speculated to be a potential candidate to compete for the governor seat on the Pheu Thai Party ticket.

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democrazy
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Discussion 8 : 10 Jan 2013 at 18.558
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The Pheu Thai Party and Pol Gen Pongsapat have 0,0 chance to win this election.
Because there is not much vote buying involved in this election.
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Discussion 7 : 10 Jan 2013 at 18.117
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"On Tuesday, Pheu Thai Party spokesman Jirayu Huangsap said ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra had told the party members via Skype that he feels Pol Gen Pongsapat has what it takes to be governor. Guess why!
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Discussion 6 : 10 Jan 2013 at 12.116
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Disc #1 Tryagain, you only have to study Thai politics over the past 80 years to understand how and why it works. So many 'coups' certainly proves Thailand does not have a democracy as such.
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Discussion 5 : 10 Jan 2013 at 10.295
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It will be a great day of change if either PTP supported or independent candidate won the election. BKKians have been plague with corruptions, abused of power, irregularities, poor leadership and mismanagement by previous DEM supported BKK governors. BKKians do not want these 'familiarity'. It is time for change.
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Discussion 4 : 10 Jan 2013 at 08.544
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It will be a sad day for Bangkok if PTP win for Bangkok governor
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Discussion 3 : 10 Jan 2013 at 08.483
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Ever since the 1950s, the Thai police and army have been rivals. They have split again, the army generally supporting the Democrats and the police Pheu Thai (headed by one of their own). This is called "true democracy" - rule by the police instead of the army.
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Discussion 2 : 10 Jan 2013 at 08.032
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Thaksin was a former policeman who became PM and remained so even through "an honest mistake", his words not mine and the court decision was later found to be faulty.

He is now a de facto PM despite all the protests and deceit that PTP,UDD and the Redshirts spout every day.

Remember, Thaksin thinks, Puea Tha does.
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Discussion 1 : 10 Jan 2013 at 07.421
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I find it difficult to understand why the people of any country would want to elect Police or former Police to run their Government. It seems to me that the Police spend their entire careers suppressing the people and enforcing laws, which history shows are often diabolically apposed to the wishes of the people and forced upon them by an authoritarian regime.

So therefore electing anyone from a police background to administer the country runs opposite to have a free and open society, and moves towards a complete Police state.

It is very puzzling, but I suppose we will see what the results of the election are.
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