Old-school politicians is still in the ascendancy in this area.
Political analysts predict that the People’s Party ( PP )’s ( PP )’s ) popularity may be declining as a result of the party’s massive losses in Sunday’s municipal elections.
They claimed that this should provide as a session for the party to take away and to improve its election-related preparation for the general election.
Voting took place on Sunday in 2, 463 towns across the country, including 213 Muang, 217 Tambon, and 33 Nakhon.
There are 4 558 candidates for mayor, and 515 candidates for provincial government votes.
To fill the seats that were left vacant by those who finished their words on March 27 were 2 128 mayors and 33 346 metropolitan councillors.
The surveys received a lot of public attention, with reports suggesting brutal rivalry between individuals from nearby political groups and those with the help of major events like the ruling Pheu Thai Party and the opposition PP in a number of crucial battleground places.
Individuals who previously served as disciplines, such as previous Chiang Mai president Assanee Buranupakorn from Pheu Thai, who defeated Thirawut Kaewfong from the PP, have won recent illegal poll results.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra also supported Mr. Assanee in supporting the battle.
Illegal poll results for Nonthaburi’s Nakhon Pak Kret city indicate that Passakorn Thitithanawanich lost to Wichai Bandasak, a former president, in the PP.
Wannarat Charnnukul defeated PP member Yutthapong Supattarawanich to become the provincial mayor-elect in Nakhon Ratchasima.
In all 15 of the 15 gubernatorial candidates that the PP ran for in the Nakhon Municipal Elections, all of them lost.
Just five of its gubernatorial candidates won in the Muang city elections, while nine of its gubernatorial candidates won in the tambon city elections, results that were far below the party’s expectations.
Illegal results for Nakhon Pathom revealed that Chatchawal Nanthasarn from the PP, who had a lead of 13, 462 votes with a variation of only 1, 126 votes, defeated Somchok Pongkwan from the Santi Tham team to win the mayor’s election by 14, 588 vote.
As the provinces also have their own old-school, regular politics, Wanwichit Boonprong, a social science expert from Rangsit University, claimed that the results of the municipal elections did not provide any hope for social change.
Local political groups continue to hold onto regional power. He said it’s difficult for newcomers or other individuals to win.
” The Nakhon Municipal Elections saw the defeat of all of the PP’s prospects. They simply won in the” little tambon communities,” he claimed.
” Some people think regional elections are just a waste of time because they don’t actually cause any significant change in federal politics.” The same old eyes are still the victors.
The Political and Public Policy Analysis Institute director Thanaporn Sriyakul claimed that the PP submitted 94 municipal individuals, but only 13-14 of them, or less than 15 %, won.
” It would be a lie if we didn’t say the group has failed,” we said. The MFP, which is now reborn as the PP, won up to 14 million seats in the general election of 2023, he claimed.
The PP can then make an excuse for the difference between local elections and national polls. The PP does acknowledge that its popularity is a concern.
Mr. Thanaporn pointed out that other events are even recruiting members from younger years as part of their efforts to appeal to younger citizens.
He claimed that the PP no more serves as a model for new-generation officials.
Additionally, he added that productive political parties may be able to maintain their popularity persistently throughout elections.
They can’t afford to completely crash in elections, even though they may not need to win every election. For their victory, Mr. Thanaporn continued,” consistency is key.”