Thaksin urges voters to back Pheu Thai’s man in Chiang Mai election

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Thaksin urges voters to back Pheu Thai’s man in Chiang Mai election

By The Nation

 

Thaksin Shinawatra

 

Fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday urged Chiang Mai residents to vote for the Pheu Thai candidate in Sunday’s local election, triggering claims from his opponents that the move violates the Constitution.

 

In a Facebook video posted on Wednesday, Thaksin said Pichai Lertpongadisorn had visited him in Dubai before deciding to enter the election for Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) president.

 

Thaksin said he wanted Chiang Mai residents to enjoy the same quality of life as when he was prime minister, adding that he missed Thailand.

 

"As someone who was born in Chiang Mai, I would like to support [Pichai] because he will to put all his effort into working for the province. Hence, I would like to ask Chiang Mai people to vote for Pichai on December 20," he said.

 

The former PM said he would never forget the people of Chiang Mai and that he believes they miss him, too.

 

Responding to the video, lawyer and social activist Srisuwan Janya submitted a petition to the Election Commission asking it to investigate whether the move violated Section 28 and 29 of the Constitution's organic law on political parties.

 

Sections 28 and 29 prohibit outsiders who are not members of a party from controlling or directing the party's activities, directly or indirectly.

 

"Thaksin's move to invite Chiang Mai people to vote for Pheu Thai’s candidate in the PAO election shows a connection between him and the party which violates the above mentioned law. [This means] the Constitutional Court can rule for Pheu Thai to be dissolved," said Srisuwan, who heads a group called the Association to Protect of the Constitution.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30399697

 

 

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[keith101]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

"Thaksin's move to invite Chiang Mai people to vote for Pheu Thai’s candidate in the PAO election shows a connection between him and the party which violates the above mentioned law. [This means] the Constitutional Court can rule for Pheu Thai to be dissolved," said Srisuwan, who heads a group called the Association to Protect of the Constitution.

I would like to see it but doubt anything will happen .

[Buffy Frobisher]

Ah, so that's what old and irrelevant look like. 

[RJRS1301]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Thaksin's move to invite Chiang Mai people to vote for Pheu Thai’s candidate in the PAO election shows a connection between him and the party which violates the above mentioned law. [This means] the Constitutional Court can rule for Pheu Thai to be dissolved," said Srisuwan, who heads a group called the Association to Protect of the Constitution.

Another one bites the dust in the "democratic" process.

 

[PatOngo]

Wow! Not a grey hair! Amazing! Looks so natural! ????

[RJRS1301]

1 minute ago, PatOngo said:

Wow! Not a grey hair! Amazing! Looks so natural! ????

Unlike Rudy

 

Edited December 16, 2020 by RJRS1301

[klauskunkel]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Thaksin said Pichai Lertpongadisorn had visited him in Dubai before deciding to enter the election

getting the Godfather's blessing

[chuang]

Thaksin should ask the people to vote for PM's party so the court can disqualify the party...

[Burma Bill]

Well done "Mister T"

 

[RJRS1301]

8 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

Well done "Mister T"

 

Ill fitting suit, shirt dishevelled, and poorly tied tie, >> vote  for me 

[RichardColeman]

If he called for voters in Thailand to vote for the current government lot, would they have to dissolve themselves ? Or does it only count for the opposition ?

[spidermike007]

Well, any party other than the ruling party is a vote well cast. The do nothing army administration is moving the nation backwards, doing nothing to clean up the air, the land, or the seas. 

[berton]

why to vote to your puppet , mr taksin ? have a program for covid ? for fires in march and april wheh CM becomes the most pollued city in the world ? help the governement for secure the border with myanmar?

[robblok]

Bit stupid of Thaksin, why show the connection. We know its there but to acknowledge it like that will only cause the party problems.

[smiggley]

I once asked my ex wife why do esan people like Thaksin so much when they proved he is corrupt?  The answer was simple, we know he is corrupt but he is the only prime minister who gave anything back to the people everyone else just take take take. 

[McTavish]

17 minutes ago, smiggley said:

I once asked my ex wife why do esan people like Thaksin so much when they proved he is corrupt?  The answer was simple, we know he is corrupt but he is the only prime minister who gave anything back to the people everyone else just take take take. 

Did tell her that Thaksin took way more than anyone else, even doing so recently via Yinglucks rice scheme?

And it was Thaksin propaganda machine which awarded credit to him for Rama 9s initiatives like electrification and.village water supplies.

[Salerno]

44 minutes ago, robblok said:

Bit stupid of Thaksin, why show the connection. We know its there but to acknowledge it like that will only cause the party problems.

 

Part of the plan perhaps.

[smiggley]

Just read an article about corruption, NCPO govt run by prime minister prayut is the most corrupt govt yet. Prayut has gone from multi millionaire to in excess of 2 billion in just 4 years. Bring back Thaksin at least he tryed to help the poor. 

[RJRS1301]

If they cannot prove there assets came from their salaries and a legitmate investments, then those assets should be siezed and forfeited to the country.

I suppose first they need to have rules to investigate unexplained wealth

1 hour ago, smiggley said:

Just read an article about corruption, NCPO govt run by prime minister prayut is the most corrupt govt yet. Prayut has gone from multi millionaire to in excess of 2 billion in just 4 years. Bring back Thaksin at least he tryed to help the poor. 

 

[Myran]

Seems like a firm incentive not to vote for the guy.

[McTavish]

4 hours ago, smiggley said:

Just read an article about corruption, NCPO govt run by prime minister prayut is the most corrupt govt yet. Prayut has gone from multi millionaire to in excess of 2 billion in just 4 years. Bring back Thaksin at least he tryed to help the poor. 

Fake news.  Quoting of a reliable source of facts too difficult?

[clokwise]

Quote

Thaksin said he wanted Chiang Mai residents to enjoy the same quality of life as when he was prime minister

 

Really?? The same quality of life as when you were prime minister - 20 years ago? How about a better quality of life than 20 years ago?? Which it already is (disregarding the COVID blip). I assume this was a mistranslation.

Although I can't vote, I'd vote for this guy only because previous administrations have done f-all about the smog situation, apart from photo ops.