Chadchart’s victory is a triumph for democracy says former PM

Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra says Chadchart Sittipunt’s landslide victory in the Bangkok governor election was a result of pro democracy followers voting for him, and declared the result will be mirrored in the kingdom’s next national election, in an interview with The Room 44.

Move Forward’s candidate, Wiroj Lakhanaadisorn, was predicted to win the popular vote but electors chose Chadchart, because they believed he had a better chance of winning the election.

Thaksin said that the votes for Chadchart were not rigged because people were encouraged to support an independent candidate.

Thaksin was part of the Pheu Thai Party before he fled Thailand after a military coup in 2006. He believes the party would also experience a landslide victory in the next election. Chadchart was once part of the Pheu Thai Party as Transport Minister when Thaksin’s sister, Yingluck…