Trairong Suwankiri: Team Prayut’s secret weapon for the next election

[webfact]

 

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

Trairong Suwankiri’s recent appointment as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s advisor has been hailed as a potential game-changer for the PM’s political future.

 

The veteran politician’s surprise appointment on November 9 came just days after he quit the coalition Democrat Party, where his 38-year membership saw him rise to deputy leader. Trairong claimed that he only learned of his appointment as Prayut’s advisor after tendering his resignation on October 27.

 

The 78-year-old politician’s transfer to Team Prayut coincided with growing speculation that the prime minister will be nominated by a new political party — Ruam Thai Sang Chart (United Thai Nation) — as its PM candidate to contest the next general election. However, Gen Prayut has kept his cards close to his chest, dodging media questions about his political future.

 

In the previous national vote in 2019, Prayut was the sole PM candidate of the Palang Pracharath Party, which went on to form the current coalition government. However, he has left the public guessing over whether he will bid for the premiership with the ruling party again. He has never been a Palang Pracharath member or held an executive post in the party.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/trairong-suwankiri-team-prayuts-secret-weapon-for-the-next-election/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-11-17

 

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[Mr Meeseeks]

78 years old? 

 

Better off at home with his pipe and slippers.

[billd766]

2 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

78 years old? 

 

Better off at home with his pipe and slippers.

Just another dinosaur among the many.

[Denim]

Team Prayut’s secret weapon for the next election :

 

  ???

 

 

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[Purdey]

It is not a secret if you tell everyone. 

[Adumbration]

No need for a secret weapon when the outcome is entirely predetermined.

[bamnutsak]

Judging by the photo, it looks like Trairong is using the latest technological developments to plot a winning course for Prayut.

 

Is that a "fountain pen"? Wow.

 

Quite the piles on his desk, can't say that's a good look.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

2 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Judging by the photo, it looks like Trairong is using the latest technological developments to plot a winning course for Prayut.

 

Is that a "fountain pen"? Wow.

 

Quite the piles on his desk, can't say that's a good look.

 

I had the misfortune to work with a guy like this and he had 6000+ unread emails in his inbox and accused others of poor management and communication. A total buffoon.

 

Imagine the state of the rest of his house, probably like the field after a gypsy's wedding. 

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The 78-year-old politician’s transfer to Team Prayut coincided with growing speculation that the prime minister will be nominated by a new political party — Ruam Thai Sang Chart (United Thai Nation) — as its PM candidate to contest the next general election. However, Gen Prayut has kept his cards close to his chest, dodging media questions about his political future

United Thai nation?

Prayut has spent the last 8 years fragmenting it, the rich get richer, the poor poorer and the social divide is wider than ever.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

78 years old? 

 

Better off at home with his pipe and slippers.

Age is of no concern when you need payed allies

[internationalism]

so prayuth will use defector from the democrat party, which is barely surviving at the general elections for over 20 years.

surely there would be fierce opposition to hi work by the Democrats themselves, not making easy for prayuth to form an election block (not competing in with each other) and later parliamentary and governmental coalition

[mikebell]

21 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

78 years old? 

 

Better off at home with his pipe and slippers.

Old age is a prerequisite for keeping things the way they are.