News Forum - Thaksin leads critical local election battle in northeast Thailand

[Thaiger]

The upcoming Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) chief election in Udon Thani has drawn national attention as Thaksin Shinawatra, the influential figure behind the ruling Pheu Thai Party, leads campaign efforts against the emerging People’s Party challenger. The November 24 election pits Pheu Thai’s candidate Sarawut Petchpanomporn against the People’s Party’s Kanisorn Khurirangon in what analysts … …

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[Khunmark]

I thought this bloke was put out to pasture. ‘I’m an old man who just wants to spend time with my grandchildren’, was the he was peddling upon his return. He just can’t help himself.

[ChrisS]

Sounds like the military have come to an agreement with him and allowed him to perform so long as he doesn't rock their nice lucrative boat!