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The differences between national-level electoral behavior and local-level elections, in the case of the election of the President of the Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Administrative Organization on December 22, 2024 |
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| Creator | Pratueng Moungon |
| Title | The differences between national-level electoral behavior and local-level elections, in the case of the election of the President of the Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Administrative Organization on December 22, 2024 |
| Publisher | Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Kalasin University |
| Publication Year | 2568 |
| Journal Title | Governance Journal, Kalasin University |
| Journal Vol. | 14 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 282-302 |
| Keyword | Local-level Elections, The Election of the President of the Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Administrative Organization, Ubon Ratchathani Province |
| URL Website | https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/gjournal-ksu |
| Website title | Governance Journal, Kalasin University |
| ISSN | ISSN: 3027-8589 (Online) |
| Abstract | The national-level election and the local-level election in Ubon Ratchathani Province, in the case of the election of the President of the Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Administrative Organization, are significantly different in political terms in at least three aspects: (1) The influence or variable of political parties that support or obstruct candidates. Even though both competitors with the chance to win the election had connections and received support from political parties, either openly or not openly, the research results confirm that party popularity has less influence on local elections than on national elections. The votes for a party in the national election are not automatically the votes in the local election for candidates affiliated with that party, because the people will consider other factors as well, such as personal qualifications, constituency visits, and the benefits that people can expect from the candidate.Meanwhile, Jittrawan Wangsuppakitkoson, although the main party that gave support was the Thai Ruamphalang Party, which received 1 percent of all voters in the province, and the Bhumjaithai Party, which received 3 percent of all voters in the province, for a total of 4 percent of all voters, nevertheless, in the election of the President of the Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Administrative Organization, despite her first term running, she received as many as 37.87 percent.This empirical evidence confirms the research hypothesis that national-level electoral behavior and local-level electoral behavior are significantly different. People may prefer to vote for that political party at the national level, but it does not mean that people will automatically vote for that political party in local-level elections.The recommendations from this research suggest amending the Local Council or Local Executive Election Act (No. 2), B.E. 2566 (2023) in a manner that is appropriate and consistent with the context of Thailand and the changing social context. The researcher proposes amendments to three key sections: Section 61, Section 64, and Section 65, aiming to resolve the problem of local executives resigning before the end of their term in order to avoid issues arising from all three of these sections. |
