Yuranan flies TRT colours Bangkok governor candidate

Most politicians from these two banned parties have joined Pheu Thai.

Yuranan yesterday launched posters calling on people who felt upset by the dissolution of these two political parties to vote for him.

"Please show how you feel at the polling booths this Sunday," he said. The actor and would-be politician said former heads of Thai Rak Thai backed him.

The poll for a new Bangkok governor is being held on Sunday.

Yuranan said if he was elected, he would administer the city more efficiently than the central government - which now has the Democrat Party in charge.

"I have a good team," Yuranan said. He then boasted about the success of the Bt30 health scheme and the 'War on Drugs', which were launched by the Thai Rak Thai government.

Meanwhile, independent candidate Kaewsan Atibodhi announced that he would hold a major rally at Sanam Luang on Saturday. "Prominent figures will deliver speeches explaining why I should become the new Bangkok governor," he said.

He said Seksan Prasertkul and Thirayuth Boonmee from Thammasat University, Chaiyan Chaiyaporn from Chulalongkorn University, and former Mahachon Party chief Anek Laothamatas will appear on the stage.

Kaewsan urged voters to choose the new Bangkok governor based on qualifications, work experience and policies.

"If you vote for me, you won't be disappointed," he said.

Recent surveys show Kaewsan still lags far behind the three other top candidates in terms of popularity.

According to the surveys, MR Sukhumbhand Paripatra from the Democrat Party is most favoured, ahead of former news reader ML Nattakorn Devakula, an independent, and Yuranan.