Soldiers march to Pheu Thai beat

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Soldiers march to Pheu Thai beat

Published: 3 Mar 2013 at 20.59
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Army personnel were allowed to vote freely without pressure from their superiors and the majority chose Pheu Thai candidate Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen to become the new Bangkok governor, according to an army source after the ballot count at booths near their units.

The results were drawn from the counting of ballots cast at polling stations in front of military divisions on Samsen Road in Dusit district that included the 11th Military Circle, the Signals Department, the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division and the Army Ordnance Department.

According to the vote count, more than 70 per cent of eligible voters in green in the district cast a ticket for the Pheu Thai candidate while a minority went for MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra of the Democrat Party, who unofficially has won Sunday’s gubernatorial election.

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meme
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Discussion 12 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.4212
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d6: This is Thailand. You can buy some votes for a free donut ...
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Discussion 11 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.3811
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congratulation.
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Discussion 10 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.3210
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“These privates sometimes vote [for a candidate] because their parents or wives may have ordered them to. But their superiors could not order them to do so, like in the past, otherwise they would take photos or videotape their commanders as evidence,” the commander said.

So the army top brass used to instruct soldiers who to vote for, and they have only stopped this practice because they might get caught?!?! Amazing Thailand....
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Discussion 9 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.299
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a bond? lol
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Discussion 8 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.258
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The Puea Thaksin regime did try to intimidate the Bangkokians but failed. It's all downward for them and their redshirts from here ...
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Discussion 7 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.187
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Strange that soldiers get to vote wherever they are stationed. I could only vote in my home precinct, where I was registered. If I wanted to vote, it had to be by absentee ballot.
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Discussion 6 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.176
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Voting is secret and personal even wife or mothers cant tell their husband and sons who to vote, that is what democracy is about freedom to vote.
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Discussion 5 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.145
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I wonder if this author believes what she has written Seh Ice calls a protest rally, Prayuth orders the army staff to stay away or face diciplinary action. In the next few weeks after that, there are at least 2 to 3 red rallies, one in Bangkok and two in Isaan - I saw at least a 100 active soldiers in the rallies. No warning or action from Prayuth. This guy and Tarit seem to be walking, talking and working as if they have a dagger pressed into their backs.
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Discussion 4 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.114
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A poor sort of consolation prize, really?

A majority of soldiers voted for PT... But a majority of Bangkokians voted for Democrats.
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Discussion 3 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.013
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Why are soldiers, who are not legal residents of Bangkok, even allowed to vote in a purely local election? Were strings pulled within the EC to allow them to vote, so as to garner more support from Thaksinland?
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