The Secret to Winning Votes: Take the Name of a Popular Leader

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At least 10 candidates for Thailand's parliament have legally changed their names to Thaksin—the name of the popular former prime minister

SAMRONG, Thailand—“Good morning! I’m Thaksin. Can I rely on your vote?” said Thaksin Kuankoksung as he handed out campaign fliers before this weekend’s parliamentary elections in Thailand.

Some people in the small market did a double take. Was Thailand’s former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, back in the country more than a decade after...

 

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