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27 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pol Gen PONGSAPAT PONGCHAREON (left) and YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, Prime Minister of Thailand, walk along Th. Ratchadaphisek while they campaign for Pongsapat's election to Governor of Bangkok. Police General Pongsapat Pongcharoen (retired), a former deputy national police chief who also served as secretary-general of the Narcotics Control Board is the Pheu Thai Party candidate in the upcoming Bangkok governor's election. (He resigned from the police force to run for Governor.) Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reportedly personally recruited Pongsapat. Most of Thailand's reputable polls have reported that Pongsapat is leading in the race and likely to defeat Sukhumbhand Paribatra, the Thai Democrats' candidate and incumbent. The loss of Bangkok would be a serious blow to the Democrats, whose base is the Bangkok area. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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27 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pol Gen PONGSAPAT PONGCHAREON (left) and YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, Prime Minister of Thailand, walk along Th. Ratchadaphisek while they campaign for Pongsapat's election to Governor of Bangkok. Police General Pongsapat Pongcharoen (retired), a former deputy national police chief who also served as secretary-general of the Narcotics Control Board is the Pheu Thai Party candidate in the upcoming Bangkok governor's election. (He resigned from the police force to run for Governor.) Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reportedly personally recruited Pongsapat. Most of Thailand's reputable polls have reported that Pongsapat is leading in the race and likely to defeat Sukhumbhand Paribatra, the Thai Democrats' candidate and incumbent. The loss of Bangkok would be a serious blow to the Democrats, whose base is the Bangkok area. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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