Prayut to campaign in Nakhon Ratchasima

By The Nation

 

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Junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is set to appear on his election campaign stage in his Nakhon Ratchasima hometown next Sunday following the Election Commission (EC)’s ruling that he could do so despite his current status in the government.

 

Phalang Pracharat Party member from Nakhon Ratchasima Chamlong Krutkhuntod said on Sunday that Prayut, as the party’s candidate for prime minister would appear on the campaign stage alongside local constituency candidates.

 

According to Chamlong, Prayut would address his work in the past five years, focusing on how he had restored peace and order to the country as well as solved poverty through state welfare projects.

 

Sunday’s campaign stage will be the first Prayut has agreed to join after refusing to take part in any the prime ministerial debates last week.

 

Chamlong said it was expected that at least 20,000 voters from all constituencies in Nakhon Ratchasima would attend the event.

 

Former EC member Somchai Srisuthiyakorn, now running in the election under Democrat Party, however, warned Prayut not to abuse state resources in the election rally.

 

Prayut can only help in the election campaign outside office hours and should not use any PM privileges such as office cars or bodyguards during the rally.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30365147

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-03-04

All of my wife's family (who is from Nakohn Ratchasima) don't have any good things to say about this guy. "restored peace and order to the country" using Marxist methods. "solved poverty through state welfare projects". Should say "solved Military Junta poverty through state welfare projects".

Will he also be singing his greatest hits and recite some nationalistic poems?

Not the deep south or the north then?

Just now, Thailand said:

Not the deep south or the north then?

Korat is as red as they come.

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Korat is as red as they come.

My bad thinking of somewhere else, seems a strange choice.

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

"......prime minister would appear on the campaign stage alongside local constituency candidates".

Those pro-military constituency candidates who might perhaps have been beneficiaries/distributors of the Thai Niyom slush fund monies thrown about and used for junta populist policies?

Is he appealing to the heavy metal and Bay City Rollers fraternity with the tartan and hand gesture .. Someone really should let him know that hand gesture also has another meaning .. 

Edited March 4, 20197 yr by Justgrazing
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1 hour ago, webfact said:

focusing on how he had restored peace and order to the country

Only as overthrowing an elected government by military force can do .. 

1 hour ago, Misterwhisper said:

Will he also be singing his greatest hits and recite some nationalistic poems?

Please nooo .. The cat done a runner the last time one of his ditties was aired .. Took me hours to coax him back again .. 

He has more colourful wrapping than a sacred tree. 

 

Maybe they should just plant him.

Hands up who is voting for me? ok I will mark that down as all of you ???? 

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

Is he appealing to the heavy metal and Bay City Rollers fraternity with the tartan and hand gesture .. Someone really should let him know that hand gesture also has another meaning .. 

As a fan of heavy metal I'm offended by him using the gesture. I'll let it slide this time if he agrees to do headbanging for 15 mins straight.

 

This should be fitting for him:

 

Edited March 4, 20197 yr by DrTuner

PM still undecided about campaign debut in Nakhon Ratchasima

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha remains undecided whether to attend his first campaign rally for the pro-junta Palang Pracharat party, due to be held in Thailand’s northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday March 10th. He told media at the Government House yesterday morning that he is still considering the invitation.

 

An informed party source said that the party’s working group prepared for the Prime Minister’s campaign debut as their prime ministerial candidate in anticipation of possible complaints to the Election Commission (EC) over alleged electoral violations.

 

The EC gave conditional approval for the incumbent prime minister to attend campaign rallies, while adding that extreme caution should be exercised to ensure nothing is done which may be seen as benefiting or affecting any party due to his positions as the current prime minister and head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pm-still-undecided-about-campaign-debut-in-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-03-05

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

while adding that extreme caution should be exercised to ensure nothing is done which may be seen as benefiting or affecting any party due to his positions as the current prime minister and head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

no doubt his cowed crtics will hold back out of fear but this caveat seems too easy to scuttle this guy

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

The EC gave conditional approval for the incumbent prime minister to attend campaign rallies, while adding that extreme caution should be exercised to ensure nothing is done which may be seen as benefiting or affecting any party due to his positions as the current prime minister and head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

This will require discipline and serious thought about what is said.

 

Maybe he should give the rally a miss given his past performances, that said, it is not likely the EC will come after him if he says the wrong thing.

"during the rally, the Prime Minister would talk about the government’s achievements over the past four years,"

 

 

That shouldn't take too long.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

According to Chamlong, Prayut would address his work in the past five years, focusing on how he had restored peace and order to the country as well as solved poverty through state welfare projects.

 

Afterwards…there will also be a ‘healing line’ where Saint Uncle will personally lay hands on the sick and afflicted and miraculously restore them to limitless health and abundant happiness.

 

18 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Korat is as red as they come.

No it's not.

Nowhere close.

Yes it's red, a bit red, but also has yellow enclaves, but it is the least red out of the Isaan provinces.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Sunday’s campaign stage will be the first Prayut has agreed to join after refusing to take part in any the prime ministerial debates last week.

Exactly.

Useless coward.

He can rant into a microphone to a stadium crowd (sound familiar - Hitler, Mussolini et al), but he cannot sit in a tv studio with students, and politicians from the other side of the fence asking pertinent, healthy questions in a debate.

Useless coward.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

focusing on how he had restored peace and order

Peace - bit easy if you've got the guns & the tanks.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

focusing on how he had restored peace and order 

Order - no he has'nt.

Street crime and daily violence is at it's all time highest level on record.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

as well as solved poverty through state welfare projects.

The lying and bullshIt is just on another level.

Who believes this crap?

Certainly not the average Thai in the street.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

as well as solved poverty through state welfare projects.

Well I guess that all depends on your position at the diner table ?

Sitting at the head or underneath waiting for scraps to fall off !