Bangkok voters have been known to deliver last-minute electoral shocks, but the result of Sunday's gubernatorial election was not a surprise to anyone. As predicted by pundits and opinion polls, Chadchart Sittipunt, who once served as transport minister under the ousted Pheu Thai administration, won with a comfortable margin.
His victory couldn't have been more sweet, as the academic-turned-politician received 1.3 million votes -- smashing the record set by Bangkok's longest-serving governor, MR Sukhumband Paribatra, who won his second term with 1.2 million votes.
