PM Prayut Still Holds Office

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK, Sept 30 (TNA) — The Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that the premiership of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has not ended regarding Section 158’s Clause 4 of the Constitution which indicates that his tenure in office started on April 6, 2017, when the Constitution was promulgated.

 

The court started to read its ruling at 3pm. The ruling was for the petition that the opposition had earlier filed through House Speaker Chuan Leekpai, asking the court to rule if the premiership of Gen Prayut already ended. On Aug 24 the Constitutional Court suspended Gen Prayut from the prime ministerial duties by 5 votes to 4 pending its ruling.

 

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[geisha]

General election coming soon I suppose ?

[zzaa09]

1 minute ago, geisha said:

General election coming soon I suppose ?

Uh-huh. Sure it is.

If they can get away with this s**t with a straight face, one really doesn't expect elections to come about.

 

Back to square one for the ruling elite. 

The manipulation, rhetoric and sleight-of-hand is what they do well. 

 

Same as it ever was.

 

[2baht]

8 minutes ago, geisha said:

General election coming soon I suppose ?

Fair and free! ????

[2baht]

3 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

Back to square one for the ruling elite. 

The army has a renewed purpose and mandate! Continue protecting the rich!

[JonnyF]

And just like that, Thailand lost any remaining credibility.

 

Sad.

[pomchop]

Surprise surprise....is this the same court that approved of a coup taking power in the middle of the night while taksin was away at a UN meeting and then found taksin guilty of all sorts of charges?

The problem with dictators is that they get a whiff of the $$ and power and fame and are not the least bit interested in that little thing called "democracy".

 

 

[zzaa09]

6 minutes ago, 2baht said:

The army has a renewed purpose and mandate! Continue protecting the rich!

That's always been steadfast......regardless of standing government.

[bannork]

Seriously, did anyone expect the ruling to be different?

[khunpa]

Great news for all Thais!!! A GREAT and POPULAR leader!

 

All Thais I know love him.

[CANSIAM]

Elections 2025 I assume ? Authoritarianism is a tough one to rid, see what happens on the streets..... 

[bob smith]

27 minutes ago, khunpa said:

Great news for all Thais!!! A GREAT and POPULAR leader!

 

All Thais I know love him.

facetious comment, I hope.

All thais I know loathe him!

[Denim]

Meanwhile , Prawit seen walking angrily around government house muttering to himself.

 

Copulation , it's just so unfair. I need another watch as a paliative. 

 

 

[CANSIAM]

6 minutes ago, Denim said:

Meanwhile , Prawit seen walking angrily around government house muttering to himself.

 

Copulation , it's just so unfair. I need another watch as a paliative. 

 

 

Sounds like he had too much sleep.......

[edwinchester]

I guess that when Taksin Shinawatra returns he can now have another two 4 year terms then. That'll upset a few of the more rabid in Govt.

[baboon]

53 minutes ago, khunpa said:

Great news for all Thais!!! A GREAT and POPULAR leader!

 

All Thais I know love him.

Oh? How are they both?

[kickstart]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63082400

The BBC has a good report .

 

There have been rumours of powerful lobbying behind the scenes to sway the court's decision.

 

The above line from Jonathan Head's report sums it up ,another bad day for the Thai people

[Rhys]

Was there ever a doubt of the outcome... roll another one.

[carabaothai]

1 hour ago, CANSIAM said:

Elections 2025 I assume ? Authoritarianism is a tough one to rid, see what happens on the streets..... 

20?5 is better.

In Cambodia Hun Sen is 1st minister since... 1985 and has chosen his son to be the best 1st minister after him..... 

[monkfish]

I am sorry but Thailand really does have the PM and government they deserve and I have stopped caring because they voted for it!

[engamann]

Actualy this might not be so bad after all , now the Thai people will have time to hate Cha Cha and his junta government even more before the next election , but tomorrow Cha Cha and the junta will start the work to ban other political partis because thats the only way them will ever have any chance to win the next election.

[monkfish]

10 minutes ago, engamann said:

Actualy this might not be so bad after all , now the Thai people will have time to hate Cha Cha and his junta government even more before the next election , but tomorrow Cha Cha and the junta will start the work to ban other political partis because thats the only way them will ever have any chance to win the next election.

Naa Thai's have very short memories and only care about what they will eat today not even tomorrow all they have to do is sack some corrupts officials as scapegoat's and they'll be in power again.

[monkfish]

1 hour ago, kickstart said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63082400

The BBC has a good report .

 

There have been rumours of powerful lobbying behind the scenes to sway the court's decision.

 

The above line from Jonathan Head's report sums it up ,another bad day for the Thai people

Bad day for Thai people?
Thai people only have themselves to blame as they voted for the current constitution and even voted for this government so no sympathy from me any more.

[ikke1959]

Wondering why the us doesnt come to APEC. Thailand justice system is rotten.

[baboon]

50 minutes ago, monkfish said:

Bad day for Thai people?
Thai people only have themselves to blame as they voted for the current constitution and even voted for this government so no sympathy from me any more.

I feel you, but remember it was a case of 'either vote for this constitution or we will impose our own. And you can forget about any upcoming election'. In short, they were blackmailed and browbeaten into voting for it.

[Lite Beer]

3 hours ago, khunpa said:

Great news for all Thais!!! A GREAT and POPULAR leader!

 

All Thais I know love him.

You don't know many Thais then.

[BayArea]

And the hair dye industry in LOS rejoices!!!!!!!!

[monkfish]

15 minutes ago, baboon said:

I feel you, but remember it was a case of 'either vote for this constitution or we will impose our own. And you can forget about any upcoming election'. In short, they were blackmailed and browbeaten into voting for it.

Yea but they endorsed it by voting for it and making it 100% legit and so impossible to remove.

[baboon]

1 hour ago, monkfish said:

Yea but they endorsed it by voting for it and making it 100% legit and so impossible to remove.

Again: I do take on board what you are saying. And I wouldn't have endorsed it myself, but I can imagine Thais thinking 'Well it's just a scrap of paper which can be torn up at the earliest convenience of the next hooligan who decides to be our leader'.

And that it all it is. A crappy scrap of paper which can be ripped up if need be. That swine Prayuth had no trouble balling up and chucking the previous one into the dustbin.

[Gweiloman]

How the views on this forum has changed. Back when Prayut first came into power, 90% of the posters were pro-junta. 8 years later, 90% are anti. The old posters must have died off or been banned.