Interior minister predicts peaceful elections in Thailand

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Interior minister predicts peaceful elections

 

 

BANGKOK, 22nd September 2018 (NNT) – The Interior Minister is confident the organization of local elections will be smooth and peaceful. Meanwhile, the prime minister has been informed of an attempt by an unidentified group to spoil the elections. 

Deputy Prime Minister ACM Prajin Juntong says Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has been briefed about a report that there is a group of ill-intentioned people telling members of the public to cast blank or spoilt ballot papers. 

He noted that restrictions on election campaigns will be drawn-up by the electoral organ. 

Asked about his future in politics, ACM Prajin said he hasn’t decided if he wants to remain in office after the general election, adding that his only focus is to perform his duties as deputy premier and justice minister. 

Meanwhile, Interior Minister Gen Anupong Paochinda, has disclosed that the six municipal election laws have already been endorsed by the cabinet and are now being reviewed by the lawmakers. The six laws will be forwarded to His Majesty for royal consent once approved by the legislature. 

According to Gen Anupong, the Ministry of the Interior and the Election Commission have been working closely in preparing municipal elections, while expressing his confidence that the local polls will go off without a hitch. 

 

Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/website_en/news/news_detail/WNPOL6109220010004

 

 

-- nnt 2018-09-22

[DNPBC0]

".... the prime minister has been informed of an attempt by an unidentified group to spoil the elections."

Of course, the group which 'spoiled' the last election was led by Prayut's own (and very identifiable) agent provocateur, Suthep.

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Interior minister predicts peaceful elections

and nationwide he expected both the voters to turn up and vote.

 

[AtoZ]

Due to national security

 

- no social media allowed

- no fosil or other media allowed to criticism the dear Lord

[JAG]

9 hours ago, AtoZ said:

Due to national security

 

- no social media allowed

- no fosil or other media allowed to criticism the dear Lord

Close down social media, and it won't be peaceful!

[Cadbury]

 

14 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The Interior Minister is confident the organization of local elections will be smooth and peaceful.

How things suddenly change. Only the other day they were emphasising how wicked people might want to make trouble for the PM come election time and they declared again there must be NO electioneering....... apart from the PM that is.

 

[Esso49]

12 hours ago, bluesofa said:

and nationwide he expected both the voters to turn up and vote.

 

or else !!

[Dave67]

",,...a group of ill-intentioned people telling members of the public to cast blank or spoilt ballot papers..."

 

Sounds very much like an NCPO plan B

[heybuz]

2 hours ago, Esso49 said:

or else !!

Are both the voters (as in plural two) the general and his wife.

[Searat7]

It’s not the elections I worry about, it’s the aftermath when people realize what happened (e.g the result)

[hotchilli]

Thailand, peaceful elections... two things that never happen !