A feature of the PAO poll is that a province is counted as one constituency, unlike the general election where several constituencies cover one province. The group is vying for PAO chairman and contesting member seats in 42 provinces. He added a leading figure in the party had a free hand in unfairly picking Mr Pichai over Mr Boonlert. Mr Boonlert will contest the poll as leader of the Chiang Mai Khunnatham group. Col Suchart is believed to be leading the race, having hit the PAO poll campaign long before his rival candidate who started canvassing only three months ago.

Source: Bangkok Post December 17, 2020 23:03 UTC