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The Phuket branch of the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT Phuket) officially announced that residents of the Kathu subdistrict will be eligible to participate in an upcoming mayoral election in January.
The announcement was made public through a notice yesterday, November 29, although the official date of the election was not disclosed on Kathu Municipality’s official website or Facebook page.
The notice clarified that the election is to be conducted in compliance with the Local Council Election Act, which mandates that the mayoral election must take place within 60 days of November 21. The reason for the 60-day period starting specifically from November 21 was not detailed.
Interestingly, the mayoral position of Kathu had been declared vacant under orders from the Governor of Phuket. This followed the abrupt removal of…
