No More Coup After May 14 Election: Prawit

[webfact]

Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan canvassing in Bangkok and in Krabi. Photo Matichon

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Mar.23) confirmed there will be no more coup after the May 14 general election.

 

Prawit told reporters at the Palang Pracharath party headquarters that no military coup will be repeated in foreseeable future no matter which party might possibly become core of a post-election government, including the Pheu Thai and his own.

 

The Palang Pracharath leader remarked there will be no more political crisis among different sectors of society which might possibly otherwise prompt a coup following the May 14 election whereas, he said, his camp is obviously preoccupied with a “step beyond conflict” campaign.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/03/23/no-more-coup-after-may-14-election-prawit/

 

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[timendres]

Am I misremembering, or is this the second time Prawit has brought this up?

You know what they say... If a banker tells you the bank is solid....

[nglodnig]

Nope no more coup after the election.

 

Let's have one BEFORE.

[Homburg]

No more coup.  Until the next coup.

[neeray]

Like a former leader in another country liked to say, "we'll see, we'll see how it goes".

[2baht]

.................and the people were happy! ????

[itsari]

The last election took three months to arrive at a result .

No result after three months for the upcoming election then a coup will be the outcome.

If i am not picked to play then I take my ball home

Edited March 23, 2023 by itsari

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The Palang Pracharath leader remarked there will be no more political crisis among different sectors of society which might possibly otherwise prompt a coup following the May 14 election whereas, he said, his camp is obviously preoccupied with a “step beyond conflict” campaign.

Says the military man....

[ThailandRyan]

And at one time Prayut said there would be no coup and he did not want to be PM, but then look where we are now.....

[Srikcir]

It's disturbing that Prawit even makes this "offer." Shows he has the power to do another coup. 

He could offer inside that there will be

• no further conscrption (all volunteer military except when declaration of war),
• the military will give up all its private enterprises and natural resources,
• reduce its number of generals by half,
• take a 10% reduction in its budget for the next ten years to improve income inequality,
• allow semi-autonomy in the Muslim Southern provinces to obtain peace in a decades long insurrection, 
• forbid active military from any political position
• require 5 years retirement for active military before pursuing political positions,
• etc.

What he offers instead is just more elitism and barriers to democracy.

 

[redwood1]

This is just STUPID....The only reason I can think of to keep saying this over and over is because another Coup is already planned.....

[chang1]

Sounds like he knows who is going to win the election already.

[Olmate]

"Can I have a seconder for this"? 

[Bim Smith]

Sounds like he already knows the outcome. Calculators go missing all over Thailand in the coming months and miraculously reappear come June.

[Andycoops]

Complete BS.

They trot this out and they think people believe it when of course history continually repeats itself in the world hub of coups.

 

Besides, as he's no longer in charge of the army it won't be him who decides to send in the troops but the current bunch of Muppets who want to get their fill from the trough.

[sammieuk1]

Depends on which general buys the most votes surely ????  

[Dene16]

An air of authenticity must be given in order that an impression of fairness and democracy is perceived for the upcoming election

If the end result of the election cannot be manipulated, don't worry, we have already installed 250 senators so that we/I will be voted in to be the next prime minister and still have complete control. 

Everyone a winner.

 

[Jael]

The words and laws can be twisted in thousands of ways, and politicians are good at it.

Basically, just don't trust anybody, especially the politicians.

 

[brianthainess]

A GENERAL election in Thailand normally means just that, an election for the Generals......has Prayuth got his,  'Vacate Property Notice' yet ?   

[ignore it]

Curious.

Would this pass the Taksin (Paetongtarn Shinawatra)

as PM test?

[jesimps]

Shame he didn't say that before the last one.

 

"Prawit told reporters at the Palang Pracharath party headquarters that no military coup will be repeated in foreseeable future no matter which party might possibly become core of a post-election government, including the Pheu Thai and his own."

 

Same difference, both coupsters.

 

[Kerryd]

No more coup - unless we lose the election.
(Or if Thaksin or one of his relatives somehow bribes their way into power. Again.)

[Eric Loh]

All military leaders should take the oath in front of the King and pledge no more coups. Wanted to say constitution if not for the military to shred after each coup. My belief is that future coups will be hard to intiate with many changes to the military structure and chain of command. 

[KhaoYai]

They don't need a coup again - ever. Didn't anyone see the new constitution in 2018?

 

The Senate - (upper house of the goverment) must approve any election winner before he/she can become Prime Minister. The Senate is not an elected body - guess who chooses The Senate's ministers.

 

The new constitution ensures that ultimately, The Military controls the country forever - hence they can say "No More Coups"

[Tropicalevo]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Says the military man....

Who was never elected by a vote.

Ah yes, he came to power via a coup!

[ThailandRyan]

3 hours ago, jesimps said:

Shame he didn't say that before the last one.

 

"Prawit told reporters at the Palang Pracharath party headquarters that no military coup will be repeated in foreseeable future no matter which party might possibly become core of a post-election government, including the Pheu Thai and his own."

 

Same difference, both coupsters.

 

Tell me how either Shinawatra attained his or her PM position by a coup....

[Hamus Yaigh]

The words coup are these days replaced by dissolution of the winning party by the courts.

[Eric Loh]

4 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

They don't need a coup again - ever. Didn't anyone see the new constitution in 2018?

 

The Senate - (upper house of the goverment) must approve any election winner before he/she can become Prime Minister. The Senate is not an elected body - guess who chooses The Senate's ministers.

 

The new constitution ensures that ultimately, The Military controls the country forever - hence they can say "No More Coups"

The 2018 constitution will likely to be amended if the government falls to the oppositions that have been fighting for a fully elected upperhouse.

 

Even not amended, only 6 seats are guranteed for military personnels while the bulk of senators will be appointed by a civilian panel next year unlike the previous time when the NCPO chaired by Prawit made the appointments. The NCPO has been disbanded. So it may be a double edge sword if the appointed senators are not appointed by the military panel and no allegiance. However I feel strongly that the amendment will pushed through for elected senators. 

[BobBKK]

That means he's planning it already

[hotchilli]

25 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Who was never elected by a vote.

Ah yes, he came to power via a coup!

Seems he has a selective memory..