Thai PM hints that he wants to stay on for two more years

[snoop1130]

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Tuesday) that he can occupy the office for more two years only and he promises to do his best so that he can pass the baton to a successor who is “recognised” by the public.

 

The remark, which is the clearest self-declared indication yet of his political future, was in response to reporters asking whether he has made up his mind about his political future.

 

Asked what the target of his work next year will be, the Prime Minister simply said that, if he stays on as prime minister (after the next election), his term in office will expire in 2025.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-pm-hints-that-he-wants-to-stay-on-for-two-more-years/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-06

 

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[engamann]

????

[zzaa09]

Another 20 should suffice.

Ho Hum.

 

 

[daveAustin]

???? I bet he does. Has he not got the hint that 99% of the country want him to disappear?

[ikke1959]

and that for someone who don't want the job at all, he will not go away.. The country must be totally ruined first by this totally incompetent man...

[webfact]

Prayut Finally Confirms Aim To Prolong Rule For Another 2 Years
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Photo: Thai Rath

 

PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha has finally confirmed that he is seeking to run the country for two more years after the next general election.

 

Prayut told reporters at Government House today (Dec.6) that he will seek to prolong his rule for two more years as earlier allowed by court but stopped short of either confirming or denying that he may contest the nationwide election under the tickets of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party.

 

The current premier who has risen to power by way of the 2014 coup which he orchestrated as army chief is largely speculated to opt out of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party where he would otherwise be named a No.2 contestant for head of a post-election government with party boss Prawit Wongsuwan being tipped to take the No.1 spot.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/12/06/prayut-finally-confirms-aim-to-prolong-rule-for-another-2-years/

 

-- © Copyright  THAI NEWSROOM 2022-12-07

 

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[redwood1]

What leader has ever wanted to let go of power? Very few........

 

And at the end of 2 years?  Well he never did say just 2 more years.....It was a big misunderstanding.....

[Scouse123]

Why not stay till 2030 and make it a nice round sixteen years since you illegally removed an elected government, staged a coup and took the country back to the ' dark days '

 

What good has this guy done?

 

What has he actually achieved in nearly 9 years?

[Phnom Penh Trader]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha has finally confirmed that he is seeking to run the country for two more years after the next general election.

So what is the point of having a general election in that case? ????

[TheFishman1]

Bad news for the country TIT

[RichardColeman]

34 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Bad news for the country TIT

But great news for leeches everywhere !

[jacko45k]

Yeah we heard something like this before, still not shut of him!

[thailand49]

Realizing it is a easy gig and the side payments or benefits why leave?

[herfiehandbag]

Two more years to arrange a means to remain in place indefinitely.

[rwill]

11 hours ago, daveAustin said:

???? I bet he does. Has he not got the hint that 99% of the country want him to disappear?

It only matters what the .00000143% of the country wants.

[mikebell]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Tuesday) that he can occupy the office for more two years only

Surely he's got enough in his pension fund by now?

[klauskunkel]

Quote

Thai PM hints that he wants to stay on for two more years

The question is: Can Thailand take the hint?

[lujanit]

45 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Surely he's got enough in his pension fund by now?

No.  He has done his sums.  He needs two more years to graft the necessary funds for a comfortable retirement.

[JonnyF]

Thought he was only staying for 6 months? What happened to that? He wasn't telling porkies, was he?

[Sydebolle]

I hint, that the Thai PM has not understood basics of democracy. 

The question is not what he wants. He might want to hint, if his electorate would like him to even stay around another day.

This question, of course, is not asked as the underlings, minions and the zero-divine; they are told form birth onwards in no uncertain way not to hint about anything.

Exception to this rule are lottery numbers, amulet trading as well as trapeering at fossied dinosaur vomit left-behinds ........... 

[AhFarangJa]

4 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

Why not stay till 2030 and make it a nice round sixteen years since you illegally removed an elected government, staged a coup and took the country back to the ' dark days '

 

What good has this guy done?

 

What has he actually achieved in nearly 9 years?

Made a lot of generals a lot richer, as well as himself.

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Tuesday) that he can occupy the office for more two years only and he promises to do his best so that he can pass the baton to a successor who is “recognised” by the public

Unlike him..

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

What has he actually achieved in nearly 9 years?

A nice retirement package?

[ikke1959]

Till death does us part he is thinking probably 

[smedly]

ask the people - simple 

 

 

from many Thais that I know the general feeling is they want you gone 3 years ago along with all your unelected cronies - who exactly voted for you ??????????????????????

[smedly]

3 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

Two more years to arrange a means to remain in place indefinitely.

only the people can remove him and his cronies - it would not end well, in the world of history it is called a civil war/uprising/rebelion etc etc , I hate to say it but Thailand has yet to have one in recent history - it is long overdue unfortunately

[digger70]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

pass the baton to a successor who is “recognised” by the public.

Yea right , Who's competent enough here to do the job as a PM If they let the people vote for such a person. Who would be the best out of the Bad Bunch.

[bangon04]

5 hours ago, Phnom Penh Trader said:

So what is the point of having a general election in that case? ????

so he can switch political party and stay at the trough....

[bangon04]

"so that he can pass the baton to a successor who is “recognised” by the public."

 

oops - he means someone whose name does not contain the letters S-H-I-N

 

and his definition of "the Public" does not include anyone North or East of Korat

Edited December 7, 2022 by bangon04

[Burma Bill]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

he can pass the baton to a successor who is “recognised” by the public.

IMO ( as a country bumpkin):

 

Edited December 7, 2022 by Burma Bill
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