Several veterans lead list for PM candidates

By The Nation

 

 

As of Tuesday, several heavyweight politicians were publicly named as prime ministerial candidates in the run up to the elections in March.

 

The current Constitution requires each party to name up to three candidates for the country’s top job – a political stipulation designed by the charter writers. 

 

Parties have until February 8 to submit their PM candidate list to the Election Commission. 

 

After the election, a party or a group of parties with the highest number of House seats will nominate a candidate for the premier’s job in a joint House and Senate sitting. The House will be comprised of 500 elected members of Parliament and the Senate will be made of 250 senators handpicked by the National Council for Peace and Order.

 

The winning candidate will require at least 376 votes from both chambers. 

 

So far, former transport minister Chatchat Sitthipan and Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, chair of Pheu Thai’s election strategy committee, will be among Pheu Thai’s PM candidates. 

 

Chartthaipattana has chosen Kanchana Silpa-archa, daughter of late former prime minister and party patriarch Banharn, as PM candidate, while Bhum Jai Thai will nominate its leader Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

Prachachat Party, formed by Muslim politicians of the Wadah group, will name three candidates – namely ex-House speaker and party leader Wan Muhammad Noor Matha, former secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre and party secretary-general Pol General Tawee Sodsong, and former deputy government spokesperson and deputy party leader Nahathai Tiewpaingam. 

 

The Democrat Party has said it will release its list on Friday, though it is widely expected to nominate former prime minister and party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.

 

However, all eyes will be on Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is likely to be in the candidate list of the pro-junta Phalang Pracharat Party. The premier announced on Tuesday that if he was to return as prime minister, it will be through normal means – as a party-list candidate.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30363180

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-01-30

Why bother listing candidates for the PMs job?

Prayut is determined to stay put, will use any means possible, any means to hang on.

If that fails, the new army boss has made his intentions clear, ready to take over.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Chatchat Sitthipan

He worked under Yingluck and was well liked.  Did he not also turn down a junta job ?  He is hopeful

6 hours ago, webfact said:

party leader Wan Muhammad Noor Matha

Interesting choice - in 2004 the Democrats accused him (albeit without evidence) of having close ties with a shadowy Muslim separatist leader in the country's south
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2004/05/22/thai-dpm-blamed-for-violence-in-the-south/#mIe9rEQfXXHCVjOx.99

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Pol General Tawee Sodsong

He played a leading role in peace talks with southern insurgents during the Yingluck Shinawatra administration ( http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30353536  ) wherein autonomy for the southern Muslim provinces was forefront in discussions.

With such party leadership maybe the party will reflect a Muslim agenda and counteract historical Democrat majority vote in the southern provinces as well as any political support of Suthep who has endorsed Prayut as the next elected PM.

2 hours ago, yellowboat said:

He worked under Yingluck and was well liked.  Did he not also turn down a junta job ?  He is hopeful

 

He did seem, by standards here, reasonable. Although he's willing to take the "Shin Shilling" it seems.

 

No one worked under YL - didn't think anybody actually thought she was in charge of anything!

 

Same old same old. 

 

As Einstein defined insanity - " keep on doing the same thing and expecting a different result"!

 

Elect same old politicians and the results will be the same - insanity!

12 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Same old same old. 

 

As Einstein defined insanity - " keep on doing the same thing and expecting a different result"!

 

Elect same old politicians and the results will be the same - insanity!

This fight is different. It's about regaining democracy and stuff the military. 

Same Same but different...

8 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

This fight is different. It's about regaining democracy and stuff the military. 

Can you see anyone in this current line up interested in democracy ?

7 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Can you see anyone in this current line up interested in democracy ?

Yes all of them standing for election. 

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Yes all of them standing for election. 

Think you mean being elected using the pre-text of democracy, that's entirely different from believing in, promoting, and practising the principles of democracy. 

7 hours ago, yellowboat said:

He worked under Yingluck and was well liked.  Did he not also turn down a junta job ?  He is hopeful

He has spent the last three years working for the very large property developer Land and Houses run by Anan Asawabhokin. 

I can't imagine what his salary was.

4 hours ago, Artisi said:

Think you mean being elected using the pre-text of democracy, that's entirely different from believing in, promoting, and practising the principles of democracy. 

Let's see. Principles of democracy "the source of the authority of government being the fundamental principle of democracy. The political equality of all citizens is an essential principle of democracy. In a democracy the just powers of the government are based upon the consent of the governed". 

In short, election. 5 years of subscribing to junta propaganda must have numb your brain.  

31 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Let's see. Principles of democracy "the source of the authority of government being the fundamental principle of democracy. The political equality of all citizens is an essential principle of democracy. In a democracy the just powers of the government are based upon the consent of the governed". 

In short, election. 5 years of subscribing to junta propaganda must have numb your brain.  

Clayton's democracy in Thailand. 

15 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Clayton's democracy in Thailand. 

I will stick with Churchill's democracy about that little man writing a little cross on a little piece of paper.

2 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

I will stick with Churchill's democracy about that little man writing a little cross on a little piece of paper.

So will I, and if I were Thai I would be more than happy to do the same, if and only if  you could be sure you were actually writing your little cross for someone who cared about others, rather than themselves and getting their snout into the trough - true Thai democracy, what's in it for me. 

Prayuth has to be commended on how he has developed this mystery novel. He isn't leaving but he is keeping us all intrigued with the process. Even if it is all an act.

On 1/30/2019 at 11:16 AM, Artisi said:

Can you see anyone in this current line up interested in democracy ?

where is democracy leading any where in the rest of the world amidst unrest against that very word ??

On 1/30/2019 at 11:06 AM, Eric Loh said:

This fight is different. It's about regaining democracy and stuff the military. 

Like i believed the coup you believe this.. I was wrong it was for them to get rich and you are just as wrong its for the politicians to get rich. Nothing ever changes here.