Thanathorn, Pita join People Party’s final push to win Ratchaburi PAO election

Key People's Party leaders, MPs, and campaign assistants gathered in Ratchaburi province on Friday to launch their final push for the upcoming Ratchaburi Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) president election on September 1. 

The party has fielded Chairat Sakisarapong as its candidate.

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, chairman of the Progressive Movement, delivered a campaign speech, highlighting that a village in Ratchaburi had gone without tap water for six months during the last dry season. He observed that a sub-district health promoting hospital lacked a water supply system, highlighting the suffering of the people. 

He emphasised that this issue was not unique to Ratchaburi but was prevalent across Thailand. “When we say that the country should not be like this, some accuse us of being extreme. However, what we propose for society is not extremism but progress,” he said.

He explained that what they wished to do for everyone was not excessive. The Progressive Movement has had the opportunity to engage in local politics at the municipal and subdistrict levels, gaining practical experience that demonstrates their competence, commitment, and ability to develop the country. 

They aim to bring these benefits to every area in Ratchaburi, and the future is in the hands of the people — it's up to them to choose what kind of future they want, he said.

“If Chairat wins, Ratchaburi will have Thanathorn as an adviser, and the entire People's Party staff will work together to develop Ratchaburi,” he promised.

Meanwhile, Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of the Move Forward Party, declared that Chairat was undoubtedly the final answer as he embodies clarity and readiness. He is clearly a person of the Future Forward Party, the Move Forward Party, and the People's Party, known for his diligence and determination to fight for the people of Ratchaburi, Pita said. 

Chairat is ready to work with the MPs and personnel of the People's Party, particularly the Land, Natural Resources, and Environment Commission, to advocate for ethnic rights alongside the People's Party's ethnic MPs, to address education issues with the party's education wing, in bringing successful local initiatives to Ratchaburi, Pita said.

He added that on September 2, if Chairat wins, they should celebrate together, as it would symbolise a victory for the Orange Party. When that moment arrives, the entire structure of the People's Party will stand alongside the people of Ratchaburi to change Ratchaburi, Thailand, and the world together, he said.

The Ratchaburi PAO election pits Chairat against Wiwat Nitikanchana, the former PAO president of Ratchaburi.