Democracy activists plan rally over likely election delay

By The Nation

 

 

Pro-democracy activists are planning to hold a demonstration on Saturday to protest against the passage of the MPs election law that would effectively postpone holding of the next election by another three months.

 

The election was tentatively scheduled for November this year.

 

“The assembly of citizens desiring to vote” will be held by the Democracy Restoration Group at 5.30pm at the skywalk over the Pathumwan intersection, central Bangkok, as a mark of defiance against the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

 

“If we let it [the delay of the election] happen without doing anything, the NCPO will, in future, find ways to postpone [the election] again and again,” the group wrote on its Facebook page yesterday.

 

The group said people who feel sick about the “indefinite” delay in the holding of the election were invited to join forces and voice their discontent so that the NCPO would realise people will not tolerate their use of power for their own interests.

 

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) late on Thursday passed the MPs election bill with a clause that delays it coming into effect for 90 days after its promulgation.

Critics have slammed the move as indicative of the NCPO’s desire to cling on to power.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30337288

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-01-27

 

Brave move. 

Is it happening? 

Will they take their country back? 

Is it finally time? 

Watch this space. 

5 minutes ago, greenchair said:

Brave move. 

Is it happening? 

Will they take their country back? 

Is it finally time? 

Watch this space. 

what does your bird say about this?

41 minutes ago, isaanbanhou said:

what does your bird say about this?

My bird sang to me today.

 

Move it on up. 

Move it on out. 

Move it on up. 

Nothing can stop us now. 

Edited January 27, 20188 yr by greenchair

I guess there is a limit to the amount of BS they will tolerate.

This should attract a deal of international media attention including the US. They will surely be concerned seeing that PM Prayut told the US President to his face that elections would be held in 2018. I get the feeling feeling POTAS doesn't tolerate liars. 

I expected this Thais are only "so" patient

 

Pay head to this

gee, people will protest every single movement about politics!

Even if it wasn't delayed.. who thinks it would be anything other than a fake election. Anyone think there is any hint to democracy in all of this?

It's time to invest in a whistles or colored shirts business the entrepreneur in me tells me.

Could get scary...

Do I detect discontent ...........................

2 hours ago, realenglish1 said:

 

 

Pay head to this

lol

8 hours ago, greenchair said:

My bird sang to me today.

 

Move it on up. 

Move it on out. 

Move it on up. 

Nothing can stop us now. 

but posted on we-walk activists defy police

8 hours ago greenchair said

 

"A bird told me the police are fed up with everything"

 

Ms. greenchair...I think your bird talks out of both sides of her beak