Attention focuses on the close of the Pattaya mayoral election vote counting. Incumbent "Beer Poramet" leads, with "Jekwat" from the Orange Party trailing closely; the margin remains narrow.
Reporters describe the atmosphere at the Pattaya City Council and mayoral elections in Chonburi Province at 17:00 on 28 June 2026. Election unit chairpersons in all four districts officially announced the end of voting and sealed the ballot boxes before preparing the venue for vote counting.
The vote count will begin at each polling station, after which the totals will be sent to the Pattaya Election Command Center. Real-time results will be available for public viewing on the main website:https://vote.pattaya.go.th/On the Pattaya City website (navigate tohttps://pattaya.go.th/and click on the banner"Pattaya Election Results"). The ballot delivery point is located in front of the Pattaya City Hall.
At 17:30, during vote counting at polling stations 4 to 10 in district 3, a large number of citizens, observers, and supporters of each candidate gathered to watch the count. Currently, Poramet Ngampichet, incumbent mayoral candidate from the We Love Pattaya group, leads the count. However, the margin remains close behind is Itthiwat Watthanastathon, known as Jekwat, mayoral candidate representing the People’s Party.