webfact Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Bangkok MP Attawit resigns from Democrat Party By THE NATION The Democrat Party's Bangkok MP, Attawit Suwanpakdee, on Thursday (January 16) resigned from the party. Attawit posted on his Facebok page that he had submitted his resignation from the party on Thursday. Another Democrat stalwart, former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij, had ended his 15-year association with the party on Wednesday. “I would like to thank the party and the public for supporting me all these years,” he said. “It is a hard decision to leave this longstanding party with a strong foundation of political ideology.” Attawit further added that he wished to see Thai politics become more clear and concise, ready to adapt to changes in the modern world. “I want to see a political startup that dares to break through the old-fashioned administration style and comprises of people from all occupations working together to drive the nation forward. “I have discussed with Korn and agreed that it is time for us to start the change in the political arena, and would like to invite everyone who believes in the same goal to join us,” he added. Attawit worked closely with Korn in the party’s economic team. He joined the Democrat Party in 2008 and won the national election from Bangkok’s Constituency 4 for member of Parliament in the same year. Many have speculated that Korn and Attawit might form a new political party after leaving the Democrats. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380647 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-01-16 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 wonder if the new political party also say they wont join the govt and then do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 They mean former MP. The Democrats lost all their MPs in Bangkok in the last election. Lke Korn, there was no room for him as a minister under the present Democrat quota. Jurin has his own economic team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Attawit has just denied that the new party he intends to form with Korn might be called ' ขับเคลื่อนไทย' which i guess might be translated as 'Thais (in) motion' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolitian Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Now where will they get the loan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerN Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Yesterday Korn, today Attawit. Ooh... what can it mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 17 minutes ago, ParkerN said: Yesterday Korn, today Attawit. Ooh... what can it mean? I would say it means they know there is little hope for The Democrat Party in Bangkok now Future Forward are preferred by the progressives and the conservatives opt for Palang Prachachart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 3 hours ago, webfact said: Many have speculated that Korn and Attawit might form a new political party after leaving the Democrats. Another target for the Junta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 By coincidence korn is all that's spoken in government here???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tracy Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Another party? Nearly as many parties as there are seats in Parliament... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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