Paiboon’s People’s Reform Party seeks official status after successful membership drive

By The Nation

 

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Pro-junta figure Paiboon Nititawan yesterday led the People’s Reform Party’s executives-to-be to request official party status from the Election Commission (EC), after having succeeded in collecting over Bt1 million in membership fees and attracting more than 500 members.

 

Representing the party, Paiboon stood firm in its stated stance to support junta head General Prayut Chan-o-cha to be the “outsider” prime minister after next year’s general election.

 

“I believe General Prayut is good to be a middleman prime minister, but must not be affiliated with any party. This is to get the country through the transitional period [after the election],” the People’s Reform Party leader said.

 

Although the current prime minister has been the target of criticism following the recent so-called “headhunting phenomenon”, whereby old-face politicians are supposedly being attracted to a pro-junta camp allegedly with a plan to set up a party, Paiboon said he was confident that Prayut was an honest man.

 

The criticism is just an attempt to bar the PM from returning to power, he added.

 

Paiboon, who remains supportive of Prayut, suggested that after the election three forces would be needed to bring peace and order: the people’s power, the bureaucracy, and the politicians.

 

“In the Parliament, the opinions of the Senate must be considered. It has a role in the parliamentary system, too,” he insisted.

 

The Senate will be appointed by the ruling junta and is deemed by critics as being a means for the military to remain in power.

 

Paiboon’s People’s Reform Party is among a number that are being set up to back the junta and Prayut to maintain its power in politics.

 

Since People’s Reform was told by the Election Commission last month that it could proceed with finding members and collecting membership fees, as legally required before requesting official status, the party has gained 1,441 members in 72 provinces, the exceptions being Krabi, Chai Nat, Phatthalung, Satun and Samut Songkhram.

 

It has also collected Bt1.441 million from these members as a seeding fund.

 

Paiboon said the party aimed to have 10,000 members within four months covering all 77 provinces, and would field candidates in 99 per cent of the constituencies at the coming general election.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30345461

 

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18 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Pro-junta figure Paiboon Nititawan yesterday led the People’s Reform Party’s executives-to-be to request official party status from the Election Commission (EC), after having succeeded in collecting over Bt1 million in membership fees and attracting more than 500 members.

 

Representing the party, Paiboon stood firm in its stated stance to support junta head General Prayut Chan-o-cha to be the “outsider” prime minister

there you have it, we are quicksandingly , unquestionably sentenced to be firmly stuck in an ever-backsliding  thailand; writing is on the wall,

exits might be crowded

25 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

People’s Reform Party’s

Catchy, one is reminded of PPP, PTP and TRT. If you see an idea you like, copy it.

Another pro junta party that wont have any problem with the Electrol Commision that makes 17 all in favour of the Junta can see this being a clean sweep election ! Guess who the winner will be 

35 minutes ago, tracker1 said:

Another pro junta party that wont have any problem with the Electrol Commision that makes 17 all in favour of the Junta can see this being a clean sweep election ! Guess who the winner will be 

 

Hmmm. Not sure. As slow-witted as I believe Thais to be, they couldn't possibly be *that* slow-witted - could they?

Edited May 15, 20188 yr by KiwiKiwi

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Paiboon said he was confident that Prayut was an honest man.

Yeah, right! Like Mugabe and President Jacob Zuma; they were honest men?

13 hours ago, KiwiKiwi said:

 

Hmmm. Not sure. As slow-witted as I believe Thais to be, they couldn't possibly be *that* slow-witted - could they?

 

Never ceases to amaze how arrogant expats who are glad to live here assume some intellectual superiority over local people. And are quick to make insulting generalizations.

 

They don't realize differences in culture and thinking, behavior and manners, and attitudes isn't a demonstration of slow or quick wit. And their own assumption of genius says more about their actual limited intellect than anything else.

13 hours ago, Cadbury said:

Yeah, right! Like Mugabe and President Jacob Zuma; they were honest men?

 

Don't you think it's a bit sad when Thailand is considered so primitive and corrupt that it's put in the same basket as Zimbabwe and RSA?

 

Considering Thais believe themselves to be superior to other races and nationalities, they keep pretty poor peer company.

Edited May 16, 20188 yr by KiwiKiwi

Typical of politician like Paiboon to made such exaggerated claim. After 1 month, party only attract 1,441 members and he still boast that he will have 10,000 members in 4 months. That claim to contest 99% of the constituencies is quite a boast. Where is he going to get so many MPs candidates and how is the party going to finance the non reimbursable deposit of 5 M Baht for that 99% candidates. Will the party compete in the same constituency against other pro-junta parry like the New Alternative and soon to be formed Suthep's party. Just too much rubbish from this man. Write him off. 

 

11 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

and how is the party going to finance the non reimbursable deposit of 5 M Baht for that 99% candidates.

I think Big P has somevhamge to spare from Thai Niyom warchest

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the party has gained 1,441 members

So it seems around 260 of Thailand's 1700 Generals have defected. Discipline is not as it was before....

22 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Typical of politician like Paiboon to made such exaggerated claim. After 1 month, party only attract 1,441 members and he still boast that he will have 10,000 members in 4 months. That claim to contest 99% of the constituencies is quite a boast. Where is he going to get so many MPs candidates and how is the party going to finance the non reimbursable deposit of 5 M Baht for that 99% candidates. Will the party compete in the same constituency against other pro-junta parry like the New Alternative and soon to be formed Suthep's party. Just too much rubbish from this man. Write him off. 

 

 

Good advice - write him off.