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PARTIES ACTNew city boss summoned to respond to DSI charges
09 Mar 2013 : The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has summoned Bangkok governor-elect Sukhumbhand Paribatra to report on Thursday to hear a charge of violating the Political Parties Act.
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EXCLUSIVEBMA chief picks tough term ahead
06 Mar 2013 : MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra accepts he is likely to work under fierce pressure during his second term as Bangkok governor because of much higher expectations from city residents.
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Suan Dusit sorry for flawed poll
06 Mar 2013 : Suan Dusit Poll says errors in its final poll in the lead-up to Sunday's governor election led the pollster to incorrectly predict that Pheu Thai candidate Pongsapat Pongcharoen would win.
BANGKOK ELECTION
Sukhumbhand promises results in 1 year
05 Mar 2013 : Bangkok's governor-elect Sukhumbhand Paribatra has pledged the city's residents will see the results of his initiatives within a year.
Dems fret over Pheu Thai gains
05 Mar 2013 : The large vote gains made by the Pheu Thai Party in the Bangkok governor election are a sign the Democrats have much more work to do, party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says.
PT supporters misled by exit polls
04 Mar 2013 : Pheu Thai followers’ celebrations were short-lived and smiles rapidly faded as the vote count revealed the majority of the entry and exit polls were very wrong on Sunday.
70% of Dusit troops backed Pongsapat
04 Mar 2013 : More than 70% of soldiers living in the 11th Military Circle in Dusit district voted for Pheu Thai candidate Pongsapat Pongcharoen in the Bangkok governor election, unofficial results showed.
Sukhumbhand wins, Pheu Thai concedes defeat
03 Mar 2013 : MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra of the Democrat Party has won Sunday's Bangkok governor election with a record-high number of votes, as his Pheu Thai rival, Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen, conceded defeat.
Police nab 3 election law violators
03 Mar 2013 : Police arrested three people who broke the election law in Sunday's Bangkok governor election, deputy metropolitan police chief Adul Narongsak said.
Atmosphere tense at Pheu Thai
03 Mar 2013 : The admosphere at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters became tense after an early vote count showed MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra of the Democrat Party was ahead of its candidate Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen.
Early count has Sukhumbhand leading
03 Mar 2013 : MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra of the opposition Democrat Party was ahead of his Pheu Thai rival Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen in an early vote count in the Bangkok governor election released at 4.23pm.
Kosit concedes defeat
03 Mar 2013 : Kosit Suwinijjit, independent runner No 10 in the Bangkok governor election, conceded defeat shortly after seeing an early result, still incomplete, of the poll.
