Former New Economics Party leader Mingkwan Saengsuwan shocked Parliament when he resigned as a party-list MP during the debate to scrutinize the Prayut government last week. Mingkwan explained that he was unhappy with his legislative role over the past two years.

 

But this is not the end of his political career, as he said he would continue his activities and prepare for the next election.

 

“We [New Economics Party] had announced our political stance of not joining Prayut [Chan-o-cha’s] government. But the government added two new terms to the political dictionary – ‘cobras’ and ‘monkeys eat bananas’. I want to ask the prime minister what he did to those MPs so that they switched their stances and broke their promise to voters,” said Mingkwan, speaking with a shaky voice and brimming eyes during the debate on Feb 17.

 

The Prayut coalition government was formed with a razor-thin majority. During its first few years, the government sought extra support from MPs in the opposition camp, sometimes via questionable tactics.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/from-bananas-to-cobras-the-colorful-political-career-of-wily-mingkwan-saengsuwan/

 

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he was the only one MP in his party, who supported opposition to the present government.

His 5 fellow MP's became the very cobras themselves, abandoning party policy and the majority of party membership.

He had no choice, but to resign from the party leadership and from party itself.

Now, his former party slipped further into fully supporting the government "to protect monarchy".

 

If he still has any political ambition he should join move forward as a MP. His resignation also from parliament was pointless, unless he is sure that in by-election a candidate from the future forward is elected, with his active support.

 

but I would question his good intentions. 

 

The term "slippery as an eel" always comes to mind whenever I hear Mingkwan's name or see his photograph.

2 hours ago, AnnaBanana said:

The term "slippery as an eel" always comes to mind whenever I hear Mingkwan's name or see his photograph.

They're all the same like eels in a barrel.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

But this is not the end of his political career, as he said he would continue his activities and prepare for the next election.

"Just can't go back to rice farming, bad back you know."