PoliticsBangkok governor election gives Prayuth headache
PM yet to find a candidate for poll seen as voter gauge ahead of key 2022 vote
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is reluctant to hold the bellwether election for governor of Bangkok, analysts say. (Photo by Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent
December 30, 2021 15:01 JST
BANGKOK -- Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is ushering in another new year by keeping Bangkok's voters in the dark over a date for the long-delayed governor's election. He is also keeping the city guessing over another question: Will his pro-military party field a candidate for the poll?