News Forum - Bangkok is off to the polls today to elect a new Governor

[Thaiger]

4.4 million eligible Bangkokians head to the polls today to vote for a new Governor. Out of the 77 provincial electorates in Thailand, only Bangkok has an election for the top post. Mostly, the Governors are titular rather than political appointments and spend a lot of their time opening pre-schools and planting trees. The provincial governors are hand-picked by the central government, but not BKK. In Bangkok, the position of Governor inevitably ends up with a political dimension as aspiring Bangkokian take a tilt at the post. Today’s election sees 31 candidates fronting up in, what’s been, a colourful election […]

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[Cabra]

19 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

4.4 million eligible Bangkokians head to the polls today to vote for a new Governor

Out of a population of 10.7 million... I would have thought there where more eligible voters