Who Wants to be Chiang Mai City Mayor?
If you are Thai and want a big say in how Chiang Mai should be run, now is the time to throw your hat into the ring. Or rather, get along to the Election Commission and fill in the forms. Polling day is Sunday, October 4th.
Applications opened today for the vacancy left by the disqualification in April of Dr Duentemduang na Chiang Mai. She was disqualified on a technicality involving her residency within the city boundaries. She has expressed her intention to fight to regain her seat.
Editor’s note: While Thai Provincial Governors are appointed by central government, city Mayors are elected by their constituents. Dr Duentemduang won the last election by a landslide, as did her predecessor, Khun Boonlert, for 2 terms. One of Khun Boonlert’s family is said to be contesting this year’s race.
Tasanai Buranupakorn is seen to represent previous Mayor Boonlert
Our former lady Mayor and the cables she wants removed!
Mayoral election results, Oct 4, 2009
1 6958 11.8%
2 24384 41.4%
3 1747 3.0%
4 5465 9.3%
5 1354 2.3%
6 5524 9.4%
7 13197 22.4%
8 61 0.1%
9 54 0.1%
10 149 0.3%
total 58893 100.0%
Who the heck is Tasanai Buranupakorn anyway? Clearly just a proxy for someone in the red – probably Boonlert dynasty. Red-shirted bastards just keep coming back in one form or another.