Popular Post webfact Posted May 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2023 By Arun SaronchaiWhen the dust settles on this election and the results are finalized, it may turn out that Pheu Thai and Move Forward are only separated by a few seats and a few thousand votes. However, if PT manages to surpass Move Forward in the final tally, even such a scenario would be a disastrous outcome for the team in red. To put it simply, the fact that Move Forward and Pheu Thai are neck and neck signifies both a victory for Move Forward Party (MFP) and a failure on the part of Pheu Thai. Let’s not forget that Pheu Thai aligned with Palang Pracharath to change the election rules in favor of larger parties, aiming to diminish MFP’s chances. But that strategy did not succeed. Now, the question is, where did Pheu Thai fail? Pheu Thai’s failures (although the term is used loosely here, as PT will likely be either the most popular or second most popular party when all is said and done) can be attributed to three missteps. The first misstep occurred when rumors emerged that PT would collaborate with the PPRP and Prawit Wongsuwan to form a government. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/49645/where-pheu-thai-failed-and-where-move-forward-capitalized/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2023-05-15 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoner Posted May 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, webfact said: Now, the question is, where did Pheu Thai fail? change doesn't come when the same name keeps appearing over and over again. 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Which of the two will be disbanded? MF likely candidates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 "and a few thousand votes." a few million more likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 I said some weeks back that PT would lose the youth vote. I'm guessing this is the case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pegman Posted May 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2023 They will share governing therefore both are winners as are regular Thai people 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyB Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Good analysis. It also means that broadly the two camps, i.e. the older generation across the populace and the younger generation are set to join in a coalition. That can only be good for the country as it also sidelines the dinosaurs who've been trying to divide the country. But to paraphrase Mao: It depends what the men with the guns say - and we've seen what they're happy to say in the past when their privileges and chokehold on the country came under threat. 'Soft' coups were the nicest things they said. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted May 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2023 5 hours ago, webfact said: Now, the question is, where did Pheu Thai fail? Thaksins foot in the door... like a dodgy door to door salesman. He should have kept out of politics this year. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 4 hours ago, pegman said: They will share governing therefore both are winners as are regular Thai people NO PT needed to be the leader. It had it's winning reputation that it had to keep clean. They can no longer say we have never lost an election that was fair. Thaksin hurt the party. To the faithful, he is next to god. But there are a lot of young people that only know what they have read along with the fact that anytime he has been involved, there has been a Coup. PT had their base in the north and felt that they could ride it. No one until it was too late really thought MFP would sweep Bangkok. Bringing back Thaksin is no longer in the cards. All the promises that they made are gone. They showed with their willingness to form a government with Prawit that they are not the anti-military group that they stated. Will they further show their hand by using the courts to gain favor at the risk of losing even more support? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JustAnotherHun Posted May 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Whatever the outcome may be in the end, the results imho show clearly that the influence of the Shinawatra clan in Thailand's politics is declining. Edited May 15, 2023 by JustAnotherHun 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Always been a northern party. Bkk plus south vote other. 1st or 2nd is better than 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 PT need a new strategy; anything other than the continued use of Thaksins money and the Shinawatra name used decade after decade of Elections. I live in the North and talk to many Northern Thai Families and with few exceptions they all say the same as i do. The young however want a complete seachange and yesterdays results show that quite clearly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 I find it almost funny to read articles like this not even a day after the unofficial results. Where does all this knowledge come from? With how many voters in how many locations did you talk? How many surveys all over the country did you analyze? Or was it more like: I talked with my collogues and we all think the same? We obviously didn't include those others with those strange opinions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 25 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said: Whatever the outcome may be in the end, the results imho show clearly that the influence of the Shinawatra clan in Thailand's politics is declining. Isn't that a real shame ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetpeter Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Lets hope PT don't start up their old tricks and start trying to push their agenda, we know what happened the last two times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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