Chalermchai Srion was elected the new Democrat Party leader today, pledging to rebuild party unity, lead the party forward and uphold the party’s principles and ideologies.
He was the sole candidate for the leadership, after former party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva withdrew and Watanya Bunnag was found to be insufficiently qualified.
Chalermchai, the ninth Democrat leader, won 88.5% of the 260 party member votes, according to Samart Ratchapolsitte, a party election committee member.
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A former party secretary-general, Chalermchai replaces Jurin Laksanawisit, who stepped down to take responsibility for the party’s poor showing in the polls this year and Chalermchai had vowed to wash his hands of politics following the party’s devastating defeat.
He has, however, broken his vow and returned to take the…
