Battle lines are now drawn for governor poll

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Battle lines are now drawn for governor poll

Published: 14 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

It is not a do-or-die situation yet for the Democrat Party. But it is getting close to it. The race for Bangkok governor will either be a psychological boost or a blow.

Defeat in its key political stronghold will dampen the Democrats' morale. A win, however, will be sweet revenge over its rival Pheu Thai after Thailand's oldest party was unceremoniously routed in the last general election.

Democrat bigwigs have finally put behind them all internal conflicts about the party's candidate for governor and and decided to get serious about Sukhumbhand Paribatra's chances of being victorious. Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva is in command of the gubernatorial election campaign.

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Discussion 2 : 14 Jan 2013 at 10.022
while the democrats can't afford to lose this election, its choice of candidate shows the human resource crisis within the party. mr.sukhumphand is probably the least poppular bangkok governor in the history of this city.
it's pity!
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Discussion 1 : 14 Jan 2013 at 08.001
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"claiming that even if it sent a power pole to stand in the election, it was likely to win." Got a point. That happened in the national election.
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