Vote on policies, not politics, Suharit says

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Vote on policies, not politics, Suharit says

Published: 29 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Independent Bangkok governor candidate Suharit Siamwalla says city residents should place their votes based on candidates' policies rather than political allegiances.

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"Political conflicts at the national level have spread into local elections. People are making their choice based on loyalty to political parties rather than policy," he said during an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post.

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boontong
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Discussion 4 : 29 Jan 2013 at 09.594
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If your concentration and focus are on where the money is going to come from first, you are not going to get anything done. You have to identify those needs, know them well and then meet those needs to the best of your ability. The best will not be enough.
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Discussion 3 : 29 Jan 2013 at 08.423
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Vote on policies, not politics ... no truer words have been spoken so far in this campaign (or the last as well). While perhaps voter partisanship does occur in politics worldwide, the idea of voting based on logic not loyalty is a better, admirable goal. Think about Thailand as a whole for once, not about your own personal gains.
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Discussion 2 : 29 Jan 2013 at 06.122
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What most candidates the world over will say to proceed into government is truly astounding.
Every policy a candidate canvasses should be costed & then reveal where the money will come from to deliver such policy.
Hence most will promise the World,
but unfortuneately only deliver an Atlas!
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Discussion 1 : 29 Jan 2013 at 04.101
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"Political conflicts at the national level have spread into local elections"

The notion that politics in Thailand is armageddon personified is erroneous. What this guy calls 'political conflicts' infecting national and local levels is political stuff that happens everywhere. It is heated by its very nature. The Opposition often talks in such dire ways. They see political space being akin to hellfire if they are not in charge. Only then it becomes normal according to them... The electoral majority is perfectly at ease with Ms. Y. A fact that perplexes those who arrogantly feel politically entitled, but are on the electoral outside looking i
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