Campaign strategy: highlight performance, stress continuity
Chadchart said his main approach will be to use his four-year record as the benchmark for public satisfaction and to emphasise policy continuity, including efforts to organise street vending and manage homelessness.
He has also issued urgent instructions for agencies to speed up drain clearance and tackle repeat flooding hotspots, aiming to deliver visible improvements before the election.
Role of BMC and candidate support
Chadchart underscored the importance of the BMC in driving budget decisions, and said he supports individual candidates who emphasise transparency and integrity.
He cited preliminary poll findings indicating the “new-generation, working BMC member” group aligned with him holds support of 43.11%, which he described as a meaningful advantage for working with the council going forward.
Civil service neutrality
To ensure fairness, Chadchart said he has instructed Bangkok officials and personnel to remain strictly politically neutral, not to use state resources to benefit any side, and to treat all candidates equally under official regulations.
Self-assessment
In his end-of-term review, Chadchart said he would rate his own performance at 5 out of 10, while giving his team 8 out of 10, saying it reflected confidence in the team system and that there were still key tasks he wanted to continue in a second term.