Thai Premier Reiterates 2019 Poll Schedule in Abe Meeting

By Anuchit Nguyen

 

>> Prayuth Chan-Ocha reaffirms February to May vote time-line

>> Thailand has been run by military government since 2014 coup

 

Thailand will hold a general election in February, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha told Japan Premier Shinzo Abe during a meeting in Tokyo.

 

“Prime Minister Prayuth assured that the Thai government has progressed on the path to sustainable democracy,” Prayuth said, according to a statement from the Southeast Asian nation’s military administration. “There will be an election in February.”

 

Prayuth, who seized power in a coup in May 2014, said in August that the election should take place on February 24. Previous time-lines for a poll were repeatedly pushed back.

 

Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-09/thailand-will-hold-february-election-prime-minister-tells-abe

 

-- Bloomberg 2018-10-09

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

Previous time-lines for a poll were repeatedly pushed back.

Hence, believe it when it happens. 

55 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand will hold a general election in February, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha told Japan Premier Shinzo Abe during a meeting in Tokyo.

"I'm not making this up, that's what he told me"!

Is the result known yet?

How do elected leaders even listen to that big sissy? That sissy who refuses to debate or bear any scrutiny.   The election will be a roller coaster.

3 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

Is the result known yet?

1-0 easy to calculate

if by any remote possibility 0-1 it  will be a re match spread over 4---------infinity years, the other sides team   can only be  allowed one leg also.

He told Trump that it would next month. Why is he expected to honour his words to Abe?

 

I predict a sudden important announcement before the end of the year, that would (without technically or legally needing to) delay the election and Big P will be forgiven for "lying" due to the prestige of the event.????

Expect a 'huge' election 'delaying' event between now and then.

10 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

Is the result known yet?

Junta-based party[ies] = godtrazillion votes

Everyone else = not important 

 

 

 

The people have spoken. 

Oh YEAH? February what year?

I wonder if he told anyone in Thailand

4 hours ago, SABloke said:

I predict a sudden important announcement before the end of the year, that would (without technically or legally needing to) delay the election and Big P will be forgiven for "lying" due to the prestige of the event.

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Expect a 'huge' election 'delaying' event between now and then.

 

The delay is already baked into the cake, and fully documented in two articles on asia.nikkei.com. Just google that domain and "coronation first" and "election by may". 

That's a good one... The very person who damaged (or destroyed) "sustainable democracy" is the one promising it. 

Pinocchio's nose getting longer by the day.