Democrats put their faith in incumbent Abhisit

[webfact]

Democrats put their faith in incumbent Abhisit

By The Nation

 

 

Abhisit Vejjajiva was on Sunday elected as leader of the Democrat Party, reflecting the results of last week’s sounding out of party members.
 

A general assembly of the country’s oldest political party, held at the Miracle Grand Convention Hotel, voted to endorse Abhisit as its new leader. His two competitors in the race – Warong Dechgitvigrom and Alongkorn Ponlaboot – withdrew after being nominated at on Sunday’s party meeting.

 

 

In the sounding-out of Democrat members as to who should become the next party leader, Abhisit polled the most votes with 67,505, followed by Warong (57,689) and Alongkorn (2,285).

 

Warong and Alongkorn told on Sunday’s assembly that they had withdrawn their nominations in keeping with an agreement by all the three contestants to do so if they lost in the sounding-out.

 

“The winner got a vote of consensus from the party members,” Warong said, withdrawing from the assembly’s voting.

 

 

He thanked all those who had backed him and apologised to party seniors and members for the serious race for the Democrat leadership, which had led to a perception that the party was divided.

 

Warong congratulated Abhisit on becoming the party leader, and maintained that he would still be able to work with him despite their fierce recent fight.

 

“I believe the new leader will be able to lead the party to an election victory and to achieve changes in the future,” Warong said.

 

 

In addition to the party leader, on Sunday’s assembly also voted to elect other members of its executive board. The meeting voted to retain incumbent Democrat secretary-general Chuti Krairiksh in the same position. Thirteen deputy leaders were also elected, for five regions and eight mission areas. Most of them are incumbents. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30358338

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-12

[lvr181]

The best of a bad bunch (talking of ALL political parties)? ????

[klauskunkel]

Looks like the dems are blue now. 

Thai politics will never run out of colors, there are at least 50 shades of each.

[Srikcir]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

race for the Democrat leadership, which had led to a perception that the party was divided.

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Abhisit polled the most votes with 67,505, followed by Warong (57,689)

Only a 14.5% difference.

Hardly a mandate.

Now not a perception but reality.

It will be difficult for Ahbisit's political platform to ignore the pro-military agenda, especially with wild card pro-military Suthep as a potential political disruptor.

[Eric Loh]

22 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

 

Only a 14.5% difference.

Hardly a mandate.

Now not a perception but reality.

It will be difficult for Ahbisit's political platform to ignore the pro-military agenda, especially with wild card pro-military Suthep as a potential political disruptor.

The small winning margin of 14.5% meant that they are still many in the Dem Party that still subscribed to the old style political disrupting methods associated with the yellows and the establishment. Worrying signs. Warong may be the next Suthep. 

[natway09]

I for one am happy he is returned to the helm

[zzaa09]

9 hours ago, lvr181 said:

The best of a bad bunch (talking of ALL political parties)? ????

Scoundrels sharing the increasingly crowded boat....

[Artisi]

I think Ahbisit is an OK choice, the problem as previously is the party members, no real support for their leader, too many without balls or too involved with dodgy deals supporting their own agenda and fiefdoms. 

[zzaa09]

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

I think Ahbisit is an OK choice, the problem as previously is the party members, no real support for their leader, too many without balls or too involved with dodgy deals supporting their own agenda and fiefdoms. 

He's just a puppet....

 

Unfortunate that we have to admire lesser of evils, as we really don't have much of a choice of scoundrels. 

 

[lvr181]

12 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Unfortunate that we have to admire lesser of evils, as we really don't have much of a choice of scoundrels. 

Perhaps accept rather than admire? ????

 

Post #2 also refers.

[wgdanson]

23 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Only a 14.5% difference.

Hardly a mandate.

That's a far bigger margin than the Remain/Leave referendum in UK.

[Srikcir]

3 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

That's a far bigger margin than the Remain/Leave referendum in UK.

An off-topic and meaningless comparison.
The referendum was not an election of party leadership and it was advisory.

A non-binding referendum has no character of permanence vs primary election of political party leadership that will determine the party's election platform towards the general election.

 

 

[lvr181]

On 11/12/2018 at 12:28 PM, klauskunkel said:

50 shades

?? Are we moving the topic along from politics to sex?