An election in Bangkok heralds an optimistic new kind of politics
Voters overwhelmingly supported a moderate candidate with conciliatory views
On may 22nd 2014 soldiers kidnapped Chadchart Sittipunt, then Thailand’s transport minister, detaining him and other cabinet members in an undisclosed location for a week while army generals seized power in a coup. Eight years later to the day, Mr Chadchart was elected governor of Bangkok, the country’s capital, by a landslide—he won 52% of the vote.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Chadchart topping”
Asia May 28th 2022
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