Chadchart Sittipunt served as transport minister from 2012 to 2014 during the Pheu Thai-led administration. - AFP
BANGKOK (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Thailand's capital will usher in its first democratically elected governor in nine years, with the top job slated to go to former transport minister Chadchart Sittipunt, according to preliminary vote tallies on Sunday night (May 22).
True to opinion polls, the independent candidate led the race with a sizeable lead, garnering about 1.3 million of the nearly 2.5 million votes counted as at 10.30pm Bangkok time, according to unofficial counts.
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