Sukhumbhand resigns as governor
Early notice allows 15 extra campaigning days
- Published: 9 Jan 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra will resign as Bangkok governor today. His resignation will take effect tomorrow.
Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra greets City Hall staff yesterday before announcing his resignation in order to contest the race for the capital’s next governor. APICHART JINAKUL
MR Sukhumbhand's term was supposed to end tomorrow on Jan 10, which would have required that a city election be held by Feb 17.
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