BANGKOK, Feb 3 (TNA) – The results of the Provincial Administrative Organization elections do not reflect the general election, an academic pointed out.
Yuthaporn Issarachai, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, said that the recent elections for presidents and members of Provincial Administrative Organizations may not clearly reflect the big picture of national elections because there are many different factors, such as election rules, the number of voters, political clans, and people’s decision-making.
In national elections, people may consider the prime ministerial candidates, party policies, and party-list MPs.
In the case of the ruling Pheu Thai Party, which was estimated to win about 10 seats, what needs to be reviewed is the use of the old-style politics, with former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra playing a leading role in the political campaigns, or the strategic planning.
Meanwhile, the affiliates of the Bhumjaithai Party, which won 9 seats, were found to have used a strategy that focused on working in the political areas and using political clans.
As for the People’s Party, which won 1 seat in the local elections in Lamphun Province, it will have to use this to its advantage by making it a sandbox to show the people across the country what local politics the party wants to present. -819 (TNA)
