The Peu Thai Rumphalang Party was a dark horse that won two seats from 11 constituency MP candidates in Ubon Ratchathani.
The small party, whose name and logo remind the public of the Pheu Thai Party, took two seats in the big northeastern province, overthrowing the long-standing local MPs.
The two winning candidates took over Ubon Ratchathani’s Constituency 3 and Constituency 10.
Phimphakan Phonsamak received 31,218 votes from Constituency 3, or 31.35% of all votes, while the second-most voted candidate from the same constituency was Chuwit Phithakphonphanlop who received 22,020 votes.
Mr Chuwit joined the Democrat Party in the 1990s and later was a long-time Pheu Thai candidate for Ubon Ratchathani.
Mrs Phimphakan was a former president of the Ubon Ratchathani’s provincial administrative organisation (PAO).
Mrs Phimphakan has worked for locals for…
