Junta to meet politicians, but political activity ban to remain

[webfact]

Junta to meet politicians, but political activity ban to remain

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan

 

The junta is set to hold its first meeting with politicians at the end of this month, but parties would remain banned from staging election campaigns until the organic law related to the election of MPs “completes its process”, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said.

 

Prawit, who is also Defence Minister, said on Wednesday said he had been assigned by Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to chair the first meeting with political parties and the Election Commission to discuss which activities the politicians would be allowed to undertake prior to the election scheduled for February next year.

 

“But we won’t lift all the political bans, especially campaigning for the election. We will wait until the MP election law is complete. They may be allowed to get or find party members only,” he said.

 

After the 2014 coup, the junta issued an order to ban all political gatherings and activities.

 

But since most of the necessary organic laws involving the election have come into effect and all legal hurdles were finally cleared by the Constitutional Court, politicians have called on the junta to lift the ban to allow them to begin their activities in preparation for the election.

 

The Court has given the green light to the MP and Senate election bills, making all the crucial election laws ready for royal endorsement and promulgation. According to the Constitution, an election should be held within 150 days after all these laws are effective.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30347649

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-06-13

[tracker1]

Getting to the stage of being ridiculous !

[flyingtlger]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

According to the Constitution, an election should be held within 150 days after all these laws are effective.

LOL!

 

[tifino]

 

the Junta really really needs to meet up with real politicians...

 - to see how it all really really works!!

[BobBKK]

Q:   When can a politician be called 'a politician' when he cannot be involved with politics?

 

A:   Ahhh  'Thainess'

[coulson]

So they will meet the real boss.

[Cadbury]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Junta to meet politicians, but political activity ban to remain

Junta Party meets other political parties and tells them the Junta Party is the only Party allowed to participate in political activity. All other Parties must refrain from politicking and breaking the Junta laws which have been in existence since 2014.

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

But we won’t lift all the political bans, especially campaigning for the election

With one exception, that being Prime Minister Prayut who is permitted to tour the electorates handing out free public money to potential voters..... "the more you clap the more money he gives you".

[Lupatria]

Why are they called politicians, if they are not allowed to participate in politics?

I would feel like a clown who is banned from the circus.

[webfact]

Prawit to chair first meeting with political parties late this month

By Thai PBS

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon will chair the first much-anticipated meeting with political parties late this month to discuss preparations for the general election which has been tentatively scheduled for February next year.

 

Gen Prawit, who is in charge of security affairs, said on Wednesday that he has been assigned by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to chair the meeting with political parties, the Election Commission and other agencies concerned.

 

The meeting will be held late this month, he said, but did not give an exact date.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/prawit-chair-first-meeting-political-parties-late-month/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-06-13

[Just1Voice]

Anyone else notice that his watch scandal has slowly but surely slid off the radar? 

[KiwiKiwi]

19 minutes ago, Just1Voice said:

Anyone else notice that his watch scandal has slowly but surely slid off the radar? 

 

As predicted. His mates in the anti-corruption watchdog looking after him well. Another small list of additions to the unemployment line when Prayuth goes.

 

 

[robblok]

26 minutes ago, Just1Voice said:

Anyone else notice that his watch scandal has slowly but surely slid off the radar? 

I noticed it its as if the news outlets (who should keep it in the spotlight) are not longer interested in it. 

[rosst]

2 hours ago, robblok said:

I noticed it its as if the news outlets (who should keep it in the spotlight) are not longer interested in it. 

Or they have been CONVINCED to forget about it. 

[billd766]

 

Hot news.

 

The election date and time has been confirmed by anonymous sources.

 

It WILL be in February 2019 and held at Nakhon Nowhere only between 3 and 3:15 am on the 37th day of February.

 

The election results will be posted on April 1st 2018.

[KiwiKiwi]

1 hour ago, robblok said:

I noticed it its as if the news outlets (who should keep it in the spotlight) are not longer interested in it. 

 

9-day wonder. Thais have a very short attention span, and the government wallahs know this very well.

 

[Srikcir]

41 minutes ago, billd766 said:

 

Hot news.

 

The election date and time has been confirmed by anonymous sources.

 

It WILL be in February 2019 and held at Nakhon Nowhere only between 3 and 3:15 am on the 37th day of February.

 

The election results will be posted on April 1st 2018. 

And perhaps add:

The election will be nullified on April15, 2018 by the Constitutional Court.

Why give up tradition?

[yellowboat]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

The junta is set to hold its first meeting with politicians at the end of this month, but parties would remain banned from staging election campaigns until the organic law related to the election of MPs “completes its process”, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said.

In other news, the unelected PM has gone on a baby and frog kissing rampage all over Thailand.  We all know he is not trying to curry votes.  That would be like buying votes.  Oops, he did far worse.  He has shills, proxies in parliament.

[billd766]

1 hour ago, yellowboat said:

In other news, the unelected PM has gone on a baby and frog kissing rampage all over Thailand.  We all know he is not trying to curry votes.  That would be like buying votes.  Oops, he did far worse.  He has shills, proxies in parliament.

 

You need to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince or princess. However there a lot of people in his government and hundreds of generals available.

[KiwiKiwi]

 

Uncle Too not feeling confident of his own pronouncements about his popularity then?

 

 

[chama]

How to appear to move forward when your really standing still in one easy lesson.