TikTok star in race to be a Songkhla MP

‘Auntie Jury’ has over a million followers and hopes to represent the Chartpattanakla Party

A TikTok influencer from southern Thailand has provided added interest in the election by running as an MP candidate in Songkhla under the Chartpattanakla Party.

Many parties have aspirations of grabbing House seats in Songkhla’s constituencies this year following the 2019 victories by the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and Bhumjaithai Party over their Democrat Party rival.

In the upcoming election on May 14, Songkhla has been divided into nine constituencies, and although it has been dominating the headlines as it expects close races there between the major parties, many eyes are now on the Chartpattanakla Party candidate for Constituency 2, Jury Numkaew.

Mr Jury, previously known as Mr Trai and who became famous on TikTok as Auntie Jury, is…