Thai GE have MORE THAN 1 DAY TO NOMINATE! SGP = 1 Hour!
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Candidates from 5 parties set to run for Bangkok seats
By KORNCHANOK RAKSASERI
THE NATION
Published on May 25, 2011
The country is now fully in election mode with applicants seeking to become constituency MPs formally beginning their campaigns after the first day of registration yesterday.
Registration desks were set up at designated venues in each province. In Bangkok, 171 candidates from 13 parties registered for candidacy. As of yet, none of the parties has fielded candidates in all 33 seats in the capital, although that should occur soon.
Pheu Thai, Democrat, Chart Pattana Puea Pandin, Rak Santi and Social Action parties each fielded candidates in most constituencies and are expected to have people registered for all seats by the deadline on Saturday.
Some candidates-to-be lacked some documents while others opted to wait and register at a more auspicious time. The Election Commission plans to verify and approve the applications within a week.
The atmosphere at the Thai-Japan Youth Centre, the venue where people seeking to be MPs in Bangkok had to apply, was different yesterday from the party-list MP candidacy registration last Thursday. The Keelawes Stadium was less crowded although their supporters dedicated more energy to promotional activities.
Yesterday, Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva and the party's prominent members came to the venue at about 7.30am while Pheu Thai's top party-list MP candidate Yingluck Shinawatra came at 9am, without party leader Yongyuth Wichaidit.
The Democrats' supporters came early and dominated the area in the morning. They gradually left when their favourite candidates finished registering and went to campaign in their constituencies.
A smaller group of Pheu Thai supporters came early, before a large number showed up to voice support for Yingluck and other party candidates. The Pheu Thai crowd took the area next to the gate. And no matter which party a candidate came from, they were greeted with shouts of "Pheu Thai, Ber 1!" (number one) and "Nayok (PM), Yingluck!"
From time to time, supporters from Pheu Thai, the Democrats and Bhum Jai Thai competed, cheering their parties at the same time. Shouts of numbers "one", "10" and "16" were heard at the same time. Smaller groups of supporters for other parties such as Rak Santi, Social Action and Thai Pen Suk were not so active or vocal.
Lamyong Prasert, a 50-year-old businesswoman from Bang Khun Tien district, said she woke up at 3am to prepare food for her mother and children. Then she left her house at 5.30am to meet other Democrat supporters an hour later.
She said her family had supported Sakol Muangsiri since her father's generation.
"Sakol and Samart Muangsiri are very good. They have helped people in the constituency so much. We have got whatever we requested, roads or public facilities," she said.
Some senior politicians such as Snoh Thienthong, whose son Surachart is running in the election; Suwit Khunkitti, leader of the Social Action Party; and Purachai Piumsomboon of Rak Santi, came to support their party's candidates.
Bhum Jai Thai leader Chaovarat Chanweerakul came to support Supamas Isarapakdee, the party's sole candidate for Bangkok.
Taxi driver Kraiwan Kasemsilp, from Sala Taxi-Metre Club, said his group of about 100 people came at 6am to show support for Supamas. Bhum Jai Thai had been innovative in providing better welfare for taxi drivers, which encouraged them to contribute to society more without having to worry about being "doomed" themselves. In the past, taxi drivers were reluctant to help others having accidents, as they had to be responsible for their own losses.
Chart Thai Pattana de facto leader Banharn Silapa-archa and his brother Chumpol did not show up yesterday. Only two candidates from their party applied to be candidates.
Shortly after 9am, some Democrat supporters marched to a gate nearer to Pheu Thai fans. However, there was no clash between supporters.
On the party-list registration day last week, candidates from 26 parties and their supporters came before 8.30am and left once each party got its number. The atmosphere was like a sports day, with supporters taking turns to cheer their "teams".
Bongot Charoenthien from Thai Pen Sook Party and her supporters came in traditional Thai dress, as though they were in a pageant. She tried to get attention from the media who were keen to get a shot of the new face, Yingluck.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/201...arties-set-to-run-for-Bangkok-s-30156131.html
Candidates from 5 parties set to run for Bangkok seats
By KORNCHANOK RAKSASERI
THE NATION
Published on May 25, 2011
The country is now fully in election mode with applicants seeking to become constituency MPs formally beginning their campaigns after the first day of registration yesterday.
Registration desks were set up at designated venues in each province. In Bangkok, 171 candidates from 13 parties registered for candidacy. As of yet, none of the parties has fielded candidates in all 33 seats in the capital, although that should occur soon.
Pheu Thai, Democrat, Chart Pattana Puea Pandin, Rak Santi and Social Action parties each fielded candidates in most constituencies and are expected to have people registered for all seats by the deadline on Saturday.
Some candidates-to-be lacked some documents while others opted to wait and register at a more auspicious time. The Election Commission plans to verify and approve the applications within a week.
The atmosphere at the Thai-Japan Youth Centre, the venue where people seeking to be MPs in Bangkok had to apply, was different yesterday from the party-list MP candidacy registration last Thursday. The Keelawes Stadium was less crowded although their supporters dedicated more energy to promotional activities.
Yesterday, Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva and the party's prominent members came to the venue at about 7.30am while Pheu Thai's top party-list MP candidate Yingluck Shinawatra came at 9am, without party leader Yongyuth Wichaidit.
The Democrats' supporters came early and dominated the area in the morning. They gradually left when their favourite candidates finished registering and went to campaign in their constituencies.
A smaller group of Pheu Thai supporters came early, before a large number showed up to voice support for Yingluck and other party candidates. The Pheu Thai crowd took the area next to the gate. And no matter which party a candidate came from, they were greeted with shouts of "Pheu Thai, Ber 1!" (number one) and "Nayok (PM), Yingluck!"
From time to time, supporters from Pheu Thai, the Democrats and Bhum Jai Thai competed, cheering their parties at the same time. Shouts of numbers "one", "10" and "16" were heard at the same time. Smaller groups of supporters for other parties such as Rak Santi, Social Action and Thai Pen Suk were not so active or vocal.
Lamyong Prasert, a 50-year-old businesswoman from Bang Khun Tien district, said she woke up at 3am to prepare food for her mother and children. Then she left her house at 5.30am to meet other Democrat supporters an hour later.
She said her family had supported Sakol Muangsiri since her father's generation.
"Sakol and Samart Muangsiri are very good. They have helped people in the constituency so much. We have got whatever we requested, roads or public facilities," she said.
Some senior politicians such as Snoh Thienthong, whose son Surachart is running in the election; Suwit Khunkitti, leader of the Social Action Party; and Purachai Piumsomboon of Rak Santi, came to support their party's candidates.
Bhum Jai Thai leader Chaovarat Chanweerakul came to support Supamas Isarapakdee, the party's sole candidate for Bangkok.
Taxi driver Kraiwan Kasemsilp, from Sala Taxi-Metre Club, said his group of about 100 people came at 6am to show support for Supamas. Bhum Jai Thai had been innovative in providing better welfare for taxi drivers, which encouraged them to contribute to society more without having to worry about being "doomed" themselves. In the past, taxi drivers were reluctant to help others having accidents, as they had to be responsible for their own losses.
Chart Thai Pattana de facto leader Banharn Silapa-archa and his brother Chumpol did not show up yesterday. Only two candidates from their party applied to be candidates.
Shortly after 9am, some Democrat supporters marched to a gate nearer to Pheu Thai fans. However, there was no clash between supporters.
On the party-list registration day last week, candidates from 26 parties and their supporters came before 8.30am and left once each party got its number. The atmosphere was like a sports day, with supporters taking turns to cheer their "teams".
Bongot Charoenthien from Thai Pen Sook Party and her supporters came in traditional Thai dress, as though they were in a pageant. She tried to get attention from the media who were keen to get a shot of the new face, Yingluck.
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