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AI In-brief 13 Sept 16:43

Progressive Movement candidate wins Dan Samrong sub-district mayoral by-election

Progressive Movement candidate Paisan Weerachartwattana secured victory in Samut Prakan’s Dan Samrong sub-district mayoral by-election, winning by over 2,000 votes.
Paisan, succeeding his late uncle, vowed to continue unfinished projects including waste water treatment, garbage collection, and public safety initiatives.
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, president of the Progressive Movement, congratulated Paisan, highlighting the movement's strategy to focus on local-level politics.
This win marks a significant step for the Progressive Movement in establishing a local political presence, distinct from the Move Forward Party's national focus.

AI In-brief Today 13:40

Former 'red-shirt' leader Natthawut Saikua **debunks** claims that Thaksin Shinawatra's amnesty petition serves as a political bargaining chip for Pheu Thai's support in an upcoming censure debate.
Natthawut **affirms** Thaksin has completed his prison sentence, stating the amnesty petition is a normal legal right, while **clarifying** that lèse majesté charges are legally excluded from such amnesty.
He **emphasizes** the government's political stability and unity among coalition parties, **rejecting** any notion of a fabricated political deal between Pheu Thai and the government.
Natthawut **underscores** Thaksin's right, as an ousted elected prime minister, to pursue all legal channels, contrasting this with coup leaders who granted themselves immediate amnesty.

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