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Home » Politics » Election news: Prayut the ideal leader and Electoral Council considers nomination Princess Ubolratana
Election news: Prayut the ideal leader and Electoral Council considers nomination Princess Ubolratana
You can't really call it news: Palang Pracharath party leader Uttama believes that Prayut is the best prime minister in a next government and that is why he has been nominated as prime minister candidate. According to Palang, he is the only one who has sufficient leadership skills to manage the country and prevent unrest.
The Electoral Council will consider the nomination of Princess Ubolratana for the pro-Taksin Thai Raksa Chart. Chances are they will reject it. This may also have consequences for the Thai Raksa Chart party, which may therefore have to be dissolved.
Thai Raksa Chart said yesterday that it listens to King Rama X's wish to be loyal to the royal family.
It's a real farce those verzies. After all, once a general remains a general. Just as if something will change, what has that man actually already proven? He is of course strong because he has the army behind him. Democracy is still a long way off in Thailand.
In my opinion, Princess Ubolratana's nomination will definitely affect the Thai Raksa Chart as well.
After all, with her nomination she already indicates that she has no problems at all with the political view of this party.
So that even if she had repudiated against the law, her obvious sympathy for this party could still work in favor of the Thai Raksa Chart.
This almost unavoidable advantage will be fought with all means by those who preferred to see Prayut as Prime Minister.
There is no nomination, and there is no advantage to contest, if any. The nomination was made on Friday morning, although it was described as “inappropriate” on Friday evening.
TRC has already withdrawn her (the princess's) candidacy, but may still be refused to participate.
If TRC does participate, I expect that this "stunt" will earn her many votes, especially in the north and north-east of Thailand. (TRC = Thai Raksa Chart)
About TRC, In Thai it is (พรรค)ไทย-รักษา-ชาติ. In English they make (Phak) Thai Rak-sa Chart there. (Party) Thai Care-for/rescue-of nation. The party to protect or save the Thai nation.
But the spelling used by the party itself does not make a good statement easy for us. The า is a long aa sound and the ติ at the end is pronounced as a -t sound. Then you end up at (Phak) Thai Rak-saa Tjaat. Pronounced (Phák) Thai Rák-sǎa Tjâat.
Let's stick with TRC. 🙂
I am a bit disappointed that a political party can nominate an outsider for Prime Minister in advance. Outsider in the sense that the man or woman does not have to be a member of the party and therefore does not necessarily have to have the same ideas. Outsider also because the person in the election battle does not have to be open about his / her ideas. Also an outsider because the person is not the political leader of the party and therefore cannot or need not engage in public discussion with people who are party leaders. Outsider also because a person who already holds political office cannot be held accountable for his successes and mistakes in public; I think one of the crucial elements in a democracy.
Nominating a person for Prime Minister who is not on the electoral list, cannot be elected by the people and is not the party's political leader is bad for any democracy.
Agree, dear Chris, that this was certainly not the right path for democracy. Although I also understand the euphoria among those who rightly want to put a heel on the coup-perpetrating generals. But whether you should fight foul play in a similar way? What Thailand really needs is a better constitution, a fairer electoral system than what the junta has now devised and more freedom of expression, so that the path of democracy can be followed.
Many so-called Thailand connoisseurs or – interpreters are euphoric shot at the events of last Friday morning. However, no farang knows how Thai hares run, even though that farang has lived there for many years and speaks to his neighbors every day. A farang always remains a spectator, with at most a place at a distance on the sidelines. The relevant events of Friday morning have not been widely and favorably received in large parts of the country, contrary to what has been said here and there, including on this blog. Ministers' names were even mentioned and the necessary suggestions were made, advice was given because the political landscape would have changed.
TRC and its “list dubaiers”, excuse me: “pushers” have firmly overplayed their hand. They gambled and lost. The renowned columnist Prateepchaikul in Bangkokpost even wonders how the TRC party leadership could have been so blind in the first place? And if he doesn't already know!
By now, TRC has acknowledged its loss, apologized, and this week will be clear at what cost. Last Saturday nobody was in sight at the party office, and yesterday the top of TRC in Ayuthaja could be seen praying in a temple. They can already see the storm coming, of course. The whole affair is going to get quite tails.
It will appear that the opposite has been achieved: further public sympathy has been lost, TRC will be disbanded, and the PPP has been handed all the trumps.
Moderator: There are too many mistakes in your comment, making it unreadable.