Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan, left, and caretaker prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, right. Photo: Thai Rath

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

THE PALANG PRACHARATH will very likely get more MPs than the Ruam Thai Sang Chart in the May 14 general election but not enough to become core of government, predicted a Chulalongkorn political scientist Wednesday (Apr.19).

 

Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Political Science forecast that the Palang Pracharath, headed by Prawit Wongsuwan who is contesting the nationwide election as sole partisan contender for prime minister, will get more MPs than the Ruam Thai Sang Chart under whose tickets caretaker prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is running to retain power.

 

Though both parties are generally viewed as conservative camps, Prayut’s is widely seen as the most outstanding archrival against the likes of the liberal Pheu Thai and Move Forward, Siripan said.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/04/19/palang-pracharath-will-very-likely-do-better-than-ruam-thai-sang-chart-academic/

 

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2 hours ago, webfact said:

Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Political Science forecast that the Palang Pracharath, headed by Prawit Wongsuwan who is contesting the nationwide election as sole partisan contender for prime minister, will get more MPs than the Ruam Thai Sang Chart under whose tickets caretaker prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is running to retain power.

I think they will come in 3rd & 4th place, behind PTP and MFP.

 

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I think they will come in 3rd & 4th place, behind PTP and MFP.

 

Yep, and then through this country's bonkers system, they will hold a combined minority in parliament, yet one of their candidates will be PM thanks to the senate. ????

Edited April 19, 20233 yr by SABloke

9 minutes ago, SABloke said:

Yep, and then through this country's bonkers system, they will hold a combined minority in parliament, yet one of their candidates will be PM thanks to the senate. ????

That was my thinking too.. Prayut & Prawit split the vote between two parties and later combine to keep one of them in power via the senate vote for PM.

But will the Thai population except it this time around?

28 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I think they will come in 3rd & 4th place, behind PTP and MFP.

 

I'm sure the Party of Silly Walks will be in the top mix.

Always popular.