Abhisit Takes Aim at Thaksin’s Turf as Thai Election Nears
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Khayan Vipromchai weathered a barrage of eggs, bottles and pig’s blood from backers of former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra in 2009 to win for the Democrat party in northern Lamphun province for the first time in eight years.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will seek to extend those gains in Thaksin’s northern stronghold when Thais head to the polls on July 3 as he pushes for the Democrat party’s first nationwide victory in two decades. For Khayan, it won’t be easy to repeat his by-election success.