Early count has Sukhumbhand leading

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Early count has Sukhumbhand leading

Published: 3 Mar 2013 at 16.49
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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.

MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra (Photo by Pattarachai Preechapanich) and Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen (Photo by Kitja Aphichonrojarek)

From early results of the vote count from all districts as of 4.23pm, MR Sukhumbhand was leading with 402,915 votes, followed by Pol Gen Pongsapat with 339,929 votes or 45% to 39%.

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Discussion 3 : 03 Mar 2013 at 17.303
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Since 2011 an electoral win of this margin is known as a "landslide". Please bear in mind to use the correct jargon in the days coming when we discus this routing.
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No way for the Taksin's puppet Pongapat! Yinglack is enough, only one puppet is enough...
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Discussion 1 : 03 Mar 2013 at 17.161
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Exit polls are notoriously fickle!
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