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Democrat candidate endorsed as Bangkok governor

BANGKOK, March 27 – Thailand’s national Election Commission (EC) today endorsed Sukhumbhand Paribatra as Bangkok’s new governor, despite continuing investigations of complaints against him and other candidates.

The five-member EC voted four to one to allow the Democrat candidate to return to his previous Bangkok Metropolitan Administration office, while a group of 50 Red Shirt activists protested in front of the EC headquarters.

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