2022 review: Party lines in Parliament blur as election fever strikes

[webfact]

 

As 2022 draws to a close, politicians and parties are busy preparing for a general election due sometime in the next few months.

 

Small parties are opting to merge as a survival strategy, after changes to the electoral system that are set to benefit larger parties with a strong support base. Some small parties have already merged in the hope of strengthening their support base while others are still in negotiations.

 

Plenty of MPs, meanwhile, have left their parties to join new ones despite automatically losing their seats in Parliament after resigning. Politicians in both the coalition and opposition camps have been party-hopping ahead of the election, although most MPs — at least 34 — have joined the coalition Bhumjaithai Party, which political analysts say has a strong chance of becoming part of the next government thanks to its calculated neutrality in the ongoing political conflict between conservatives and liberals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/2022-review-party-lines-in-parliament-blur-as-election-fever-strikes/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-26

 

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[ThailandRyan]

So if an MP looses his seat because he changes parties, how is that a resignation. If true. Why hasn't the PM lost his seat and be seen as resigning?

[2baht]

12 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

So if an MP looses his seat because he changes parties, how is that a resignation. If true. Why hasn't the PM lost his seat and be seen as resigning?

It's a Thai thing, don't worry yourself about it!  ????

[TigerandDog]

6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So if an MP looses his seat because he changes parties, how is that a resignation. If true. Why hasn't the PM lost his seat and be seen as resigning?

The PM NEVER stood for election in any constituency so that doesn't apply to him. He was just a member of The PPP and was their nomination for PM. All he has done is change political parties. It is my understanding that a sitting MP can resign from a political party but if he/she wishes to remain a sitting MP then they MUST register with another party within a specific time frame. That's how Thammanat and other remained as MP's after they changed parties.

Edited December 26, 2022 by TigerandDog
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[zzaa09]

9 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So if an MP looses his seat because he changes parties, how is that a resignation. If true. Why hasn't the PM lost his seat and be seen as resigning?

As it's perfectly acceptable among the club members. 

Does have it's privileges.......since the dawn of time.

[NoshowJones]

9 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So if an MP looses his seat because he changes parties, how is that a resignation. If true. Why hasn't the PM lost his seat and be seen as resigning?

If it was anything to do with his ability to run the country he would have been found out before the end of 2014.

 It seems amazing how he has managed to stay in power for eight years, but as we all know soldiers guns and tanks have much to do with it.

[hotchilli]

On 12/26/2022 at 8:20 AM, webfact said:

Small parties are opting to merge as a survival strategy, after changes to the electoral system that are set to benefit larger parties with a strong support base. Some small parties have already merged in the hope of strengthening their support base while others are still in negotiations.

Musical chairs... mergers rarely work and fracture after a while.