Voters in Bangkok and Pattaya will go to the polls on June 28, the Election Commission announced on Friday.
Elections will be held for Bangkok governor, Bangkok Metropolitan Council members, Pattaya mayor and Pattaya City Council, as the terms of current officeholders will end on May 21, the commission said.
The EC has instructed its Bangkok and Chon Buri branches to coordinate with the permanent secretaries of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and Pattaya City to prepare draft election announcements.
These will be submitted for approval by the Bangkok and Chon Buri election directors before the official poll announcement is issued.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has not yet formally announced if he will seek a second term. While he has stated he may run as an independent if he stands again, he is waiting to assess the political situation election before making a final decision.
The People’s Party is widely expected to field a candidate for Bangkok governor, hoping to build on the clean sweep it made of all 33 Bangkok constituencies in the general election.
Candidate registration for the Bangkok and Pattaya polls will take place from May 28 to June 1.
Voting will be held on June 28, from 8am to 5pm.
