PM ‘the sole authority’ in Cabinet reshuffle

By The Nation

 

 

Government officials on Thursday reiterated that Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha would be the sole authority regarding the intensely watched reshuffle of the Cabinet.

 

Speculation has abounded since early this month, when General Sirichai Distakul abruptly resigned from his position as labour minister.

 

Prayut forwarded the reshuffled list for royal endorsement yesterday, cancelling all of his events and remaining at Government House, the source said.

 

Focus has been on ministries related to the economy such as the Commerce Ministry, Labour Ministry and Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry. Several Army generals, many of whom are close acquaintances of Prayut, and some high-profile civilians are being speculated about.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak  on Thursday refused to comment on possible candidates, saying that only Prayut would provide clarification.

 

“The premier will pick capable people by himself,” said Government Spokesperson Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd. “Please wait until official announcement is made.”

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30331811

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-11-16

No matter how many times the pack is shuffled, he is still there.

 

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“Please wait until official announcement is made.”

Then we can all have a good laugh .

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“The premier will pick capable people by himself,”

Yep, brother, son, uncle, nephew........................

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“The premier will pick capable people by himself,”

History has shown "The premier will pick culpable people by himself."

One man with all this power and authority - if only they had a word in the English language for this kind of person. 

27 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

One man with all this power and authority - if only they had a word in the English language for this kind of person. 

Dictator comes to mind.

1 hour ago, rkidlad said:

One man with all this power and authority - if only they had a word in the English language for this kind of person. 

'Two at', said quickly, hits the spot for me.

5 hours ago, Srikcir said:

History has shown "The premier will pick culpable people by himself."

 

Yes it seems the tradition that only the PM handpicks the most capable people!

 

There must be an abundance of capable people all patiently waiting their turn, given the amount of reshuffles!

5 hours ago, rkidlad said:

One man with all this power and authority - if only they had a word in the English language for this kind of person. 

This works pretty well I think...

 

nepo|tism

[ˈnɛpətɪz(ə)m]

 

NOUN

1. the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

   "his years in office were marked by corruption and nepotism"

   synonyms: partiality · partisanship · unfair preference · preferential treatment · special treatment · preference · favour · one-sidedness · prejudice · bias · inequality · unfairness · inequity · discrimination · positive discrimination · reverse discrimination · nepotism · keeping it in the family · looking after one's own · jobs for the boys