Disenchanted members quit small parties to set up new ones

[webfact]

Disenchanted members quit small parties to set up new ones

By THE NATION

 

 

Several members of small political parties have resigned, seeking to establish new ones to “better serve” the needs of people.

 

An Election Commission news source reported yesterday (June 22) that several members of small political parties have submitted their resignations and some have filed documents to establish new parties.

 

The parties that have seen their members walk out include the Thai People Justice Party, the Thai Forest Conservation Party, the Puea Chat Party and the Bhumphalang Kasettrakon Thai Party.

 

Thai People Justice Party member Sarot Iadkhao said he resigned and would establish a new party called Thai Areerat by next week.

 

“I felt my former party could not fulfill the needs of the people at the grass-roots level, so I left and have joined with people who have the same ideas to form a new party,” he said. “Members of Thai Areerat are all local candidates who know about the hardships experienced by people and aim to fix them. Most of us have been disappointed working with former parties that do not share our ideology.”

 

Thai Forest Conservation Party former member Phatharanukul Engchuan also quit to set up Thai Yang Yeun, which he will head.

 

“The reason I decided to establish a new party is that my policies were not supported by other members of the Thai Forest Conservation Party, which is not part of the government coalition,” he said. “This means the promises I had made to my voters were unlikely to be fulfilled if I had continued to stay on. Forming a new party is the only solution.”

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30390111

 

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[BritManToo]

Or to put it another way,

As the party chiefs sell out their MPs votes to the army, the minor MPs need to create new leadership positions for themselves to get a share of the take.  

 

If you take the process to it's natural conclusion, all the opposition MPs will end up having their own party of one, in order to maximise their take from selling out their vote.

[PatOngo]

There can only be one Bottomless Trough Party!

[BobBKK]

I have some suggestions:

Ihaveanewwatchparty

Iloveprayutnumberoneparty

Iloveyourgikparty

[worgeordie]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

seeking to establish new ones to “better serve” the needs of people.

I thought it was because they were too small to get anywhere

near the troughs,does any political party here actually serve

the people .

regards worgeordie

[Thaiwrath]

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

Several members of small political parties have resigned, seeking to establish new ones to “better serve” the needs of people.

 

They have to start small parties, because, if they combined together, to form one large party to "better serve" the needs of the people, they could be seen as a threat to the <deleted> in charge now, and would be disbanded, and barred from politics pretty quickly.

[ThailandRyan]

46 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

There can only be one Bottomless Trough Party!

The new and upcoming BTP (Bottomless Trough Party) will be the new normal standard party for those of the minor opposition.  Very well put.

[Misterwhisper]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

to “better serve” the needs of people.

Yeah.... rrright. 

[Paiman]

If it is a genuine attempt to provide quality public services, then I wish them the best of luck.

 

But somehow I have my doubts.

[Dap]

7 hours ago, worgeordie said:

I thought it was because they were too small to get anywhere

near the troughs,does any political party here actually serve

the people .

regards worgeordie

Well, there was one that looked (far too) promising for awhile, but the powers that be nipped it in the bud before it could adequately establish itself.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Several members of small political parties have resigned, seeking to establish new ones to “better serve” the needs of people.

This does not serve the people, it just fractures the vote even further handing the majority to the generals.
They will applaud if you split and make another party !!

[Knocker33]

What about The people's front of Judea party? 

[Scott Tracy]

30 odd parties already. Talk about splitting the vote.

[clives]

Don't you mean "The Judea People's Front" ??

[Artisi]

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

I thought it was because they were too small to get anywhere

near the troughs,does any political party here actually serve

the people .

regards worgeordie

Serve the people, sorry - what does that mean? 

[worgeordie]

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

Serve the people, sorry - what does that mean? 

Use your imagination.....

regards worgeordie