The opposition Pheu Thai Party's win in Sunday's by-election in Bangkok's constituency 9 shows what direction Thai politics is heading, and is seen as a victory of democracy over dictatorship, Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew said.
Dr Cholnan was reacting to the unofficial result, with the tally showing Pheu Thai candidate Surachart Thiengthong winning the seat with 29,416 votes, followed by Krunphol Tiansuwan of the Move Forward Party with 20,361, and Atavit Suwannapakdee of the Kla Party 20,047 votes.
Voter turnout was 52.68%, well below the 74.54% in the 2019 general election.
