Democrat party joins coalition government to end political uncertainty

[webfact]

Democrat party joins coalition government to end political uncertainty 

 

 

The Democrat party has decided, by a majority vote, to join a Palang Pracharat-led coalition government in order to put an end to political uncertainty and to “switch off” the continuing power of the junta, said party leader Jurin Laksanavisit at a news conference Tuesday night.

 

The NCPO will disband automatically once a new government takes office.

 

After a fierce debate among the 39 executive committee members and 53 MPs, who were split between those who want to join the coalition and those who want to form an independent opposition, the party took a secret ballot in which 61 voted in favor of joining the coalition and 16 opposed, with two abstentions and one invalid vote.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/democrat-party-joins-coalition-government-to-end-political-uncertainty/

 

 

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[bluesofa]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Democrat party has decided, by a majority vote, to join a Palang Pracharat-led coalition government in order to put an end to political uncertainty and to “switch off” the continuing power of the junta

Definitely an oxymoron with the use of 'democrat' and 'junta' in the same sentence.

 

[bangkokfrog]

An interesting photograph. Many smiles (thinking of he rewards) and a few stern faces (acknowledging that the party has sold them out for 30 pieces of silver).

Edited June 4, 2019 by bangkokfrog

[Cadbury]

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

Democrat party joins coalition government to end political uncertainty

"Political uncertainty" my ass! They joined with the junta to gain access to the swill trough. If it is true that 30 million baht and 120 million was offered to Future Forward members for each vote cast for PM Prayut then how much did the junta party stump up to buy off the "Democrats"? 

What a sad and sorry state Thailand is in. The people of Thailand (other than the business elite) can only blame one person.

[leeneeds]

The delay in making the deal was all a front to deflect the complicit dealings 

pure and simple.

[Creasy]

‘Democrat Party’. 

LOL

[Thailand]

Would not "switching off the power of the junta " be more effective by joining the anti junta parties, not by joining them? Or is that wording designed to make them feel better after selling out?

[YetAnother]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The Democrat party has decided, by a majority vote, to join a Palang Pracharat-led coalition government

Looks like all is lost

[geoffbezoz]

48 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Would not "switching off the power of the junta " be more effective by joining the anti junta parties, not by joining them? Or is that wording designed to make them feel better after selling out?

As I have said many times you have to cut the head off the snake to kill it. By joining the anti junta parties, whilst the logical democratic approach elsewhere, in Thailand with the enforcement of the  old Siam feudal system being orchestrated, it is effectively only grabbing the snakes tale.

[Chang_paarp]

Like most, I wonder what they extracted from the PP to get their votes?

[Thailand]

32 minutes ago, Chang_paarp said:

Like most, I wonder what they extracted from the PP to get their votes?

The promise of bulging wallets for a few years.

[wreckingcountry]

The sewer of rats of Thai politicians ! Abhisits legacy ! Turfed out of Bangkok and only represents the extreme south of the country !


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[Eligius]

These people are beneath contempt.

And to insult every last man, woman and child's intelligence by saying they are 'turning off' the power of the militarists by joining up with them - well, words fail me ...

[johng]

Another reason why they are called the "cockroach party"

[mania]

Belly up to the trough boys because

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. A proclamation by the pigs who control the government"

No wonder Prayut recommends "" Animal Farm, by George Orwell. "" ????

 

Edited June 5, 2019 by mania

[candide]

Nothing new. They have always sided with the army

[rabas]

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Definitely an oxymoron with the use of 'democrat' and 'junta' in the same sentence.

 

The Democratic Junta Kingdom of Thailand.

[Mainhattencitizen]

4 hours ago, Creasy said:

‘Democrat Party’. 

LOL

They really betrayed their voters with this decision. I hope the voters pay them back in the next election but judging the Thais everything will be forgotten and forgiven by then.

[Eric Loh]

Didn't expect Jurin to have the fortitude to withstand pressure from those junta ex-PDRC party members especially from the South. Jurin has always been a follower rather than a leader in the party for a long time.

[monkfish]

If FF members were offered 120m each this must have been a very expensive buyout do they have no integrity?
I wonder where they stash their loot? USA?

[worgeordie]

The thought of money to be made,when they get their

noses into the trough, won, over  morals,they said they

would not join the Palang Pracharat party,and as politicians

 always do,they lied.

 

regards worgeordie

 

[ThomasThBKK]

RIP Thailand

[Ozman52]

7 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

RIP Thailand

Thailand: "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."

Edited June 5, 2019 by Ozman52

[newatthis]

4 minutes ago, Ozman52 said:

Thailand: "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."

even though I am wracked with disease.

[Ozman52]

9 minutes ago, newatthis said:

even though I am wracked with disease.

IMHO a coalition government with a slim majority is a quite desirable result. They will have to govern by consensus of a fairly politically diverse group, so many points of view will have to be catered for.

 

It is certainly far healthier than the previous PTP solid majority riding roughshod over the views of the minority, while taking payment to vote to the command of a family of criminals. 

[Ozman52]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Didn't expect Jurin to have the fortitude to withstand pressure from those junta ex-PDRC party members especially from the South. Jurin has always been a follower rather than a leader in the party for a long time.

No, you expected fully half their MPs to break away and support their old enemy PTP. Anybody not suffering PTP sycophancy would know that was not going to happen, and why. 

[Eric Loh]

2 minutes ago, Ozman52 said:

No, you expected fully half their MPs to break away and support their old enemy PTP. Anybody not suffering PTP sycophancy would know that was not going to happen, and why. 

Relax junta fanboy. Those who break will be joining the pro democracy bloc. 

[Artisi]

2 hours ago, mania said:

Belly up to the trough boys because

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. A proclamation by the pigs who control the government"

No wonder Prayut recommends "" Animal Farm, by George Orwell. "" ????

 

He only likes Animal Farm having seem the cartoon version as he thinks the animals are really really cute. 

[BobBKK]

Short termisim. Really stupid. Abhisit resigns and at least keeps some dignity.  

[Denim]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The Democrat party has decided, by a majority vote, to join a Palang Pracharat-led coalition government in order to put an end to political uncertainty and to “switch off” the continuing power of the junta, said party leader Jurin Laksanavisit at a news conference Tuesday night.

 

There are lies and there are boldfaced lies.

 

This is a whopper.

 

I would like to hear the explanation from Jurin , just exactly how putting the junta back in government with Prayuth driving the tuk tuk amounts to switching off the power of the junta.

 

What a sniveling scumbag.

 

Still, at least Abhisit and a few members of the democrat party have resigned in protest.

 

Small compensation to a swindled electorate.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 5, 2019 by Denim