THE BHUMJAITHAI under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob is becoming a ninth coalition partner headed by the Pheu Thai to vote Srettha Thavisin for prime minister on the upcoming Friday.

 

All 71 Bhumjaithai MPs will join the 310-MPs-strong Pheu Thai-led coalition in Friday’s joint House/Senate meeting to cast yea votes for Srettha, one of a trio of the Pheu Thai candidates for head of government following the May 14 election, partisan sources said today (July 31).

 

Srettha, known as personally associated with deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of de facto Pheu Thai boss/deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is speculated to get a minimum of 375 yea votes from the MPs and senators, accounting for more than half the combined total of the lawmakers to take the helm of government with the Pheu Thai as its core.

 

That the Bhumjaithai is being brought into the Pheu Thai-led coalition followed events in which Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat had failed to make it in the first round of vote in a joint House/Senate session and then been contentiously denied a second chance to be named prime minister earlier this month.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

TOP: Pheu Thai candidate for prime minister Srettha Thavisin, right, and Move Forward logo, left, over a background of parliament meeting chamber. Photo: Matichon

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/07/31/bhumjaithai-to-join-pheu-thai-led-coalition-partners-and-vote-srettha-for-pm/

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

Srettha, known as personally associated with deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra

You know Shinawatra Thaksin isn't thrilled hear this news....

I've said all along, it was going to be him that's elected PM.  

4 minutes ago, khaowong1 said:

I've said all along, it was going to be him that's elected PM.  

Aren't you a clever little one, but let's see what happens ????

Edited July 31, 20232 yr by Artisi

Old saying:  "It ain't over until the fat lady sings" .

The senators won't vote for Settha because there's a clip of him supporting reform of Article 112.

But with Bhumjaithai joining, the senators can go to hellll.

Bhumjaithai said they couldn't join MF because of 112 but hey! they can join PT.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Srettha, known as personally associated with deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of de facto Pheu Thai boss/deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra

is this referring to the time when PM Yingluck was caught in a suite at the 4 seasons with Srettha and IIRC tried coming up with ever increasing ridiculous stories to quash the rumours that the 2 were having an affair? Ah memories!

Of course they are! 

Bumjaithai always claimed they will not go in a coalition with MFP.. So which 9 coalition do they talk about?? I am sure that MFP will not let amendment of section 112 down... Besides that it is still not sure that Pita can't form a Government as long as the petition at the CC have a decision. Can't blame Pita for failing to form a Government . It were the senators who prevented it.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

THE BHUMJAITHAI under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob is becoming a ninth coalition partner headed by the Pheu Thai to vote Srettha Thavisin for prime minister on the upcoming Friday

A sad day for the voters....

20 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

A sad day for the voters....

Let's hope those voters you are referencing have a long memory as there is always next time and revenge is sweet. 

12 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Let's hope those voters you are referencing have a long memory as there is always next time and revenge is sweet. 

Last time FFP got kicked out.

This time MFP got kicked out
Next time any other progressive party will be kicked out.
memories serve no purpose without action.
Thais moan and do nothing... expect no changes.
 

So the Marfia/Criminal Party joins with the Big Business Party - any surprises there?

Hopefully this is only an interim solution and once those rascals in the Senate are turfed next May affairs can be properly sorted out.

Some of us told ya they'd get their way.......

They always do - by hook or crook.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

THE BHUMJAITHAI under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob is becoming a ninth coalition partner headed by the Pheu Thai

I may be missing something here, but since BJT has made it clear that they will not join a coalition with MFP, I believe they must be out.

 

8-1+1 = 8

 

So who is the other new coalition partner. The toad?

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Last time FFP got kicked out.

This time MFP got kicked out
Next time any other progressive party will be kicked out.
memories serve no purpose without action.
Thais moan and do nothing... expect no changes.
 

All that's a maybe, sure they got booted out the first time but they certainly improved their polling this time, so it would see a few did remember and in turn did something - a major increase voting.

Early days I would say. 

52 minutes ago, Artisi said:

All that's a maybe, sure they got booted out the first time but they certainly improved their polling this time, so it would see a few did remember and in turn did something - a major increase voting.

Early days I would say. 

Polling, voting, elections mean nothing when the outcome is blatantly ignored by the rigged system.

It's just a PR stunt to say democracy exists.

If polling made a difference why are we witnessing what is happening now?
The only way to get change is to force change, and Thais are too lethargic to do that.

The only way to force change  is to make the majority votes winner party the outright winner, and the PM chosen via polling at the ballot box.

 

2 hours ago, JimHuaHin said:

So the Marfia/Criminal Party joins with the Big Business Party - any surprises there?

Which is which? 

 

They are all the same here. 

56 minutes ago, BenStark said:

I may be missing something here, but since BJT has made it clear that they will not join a coalition with MFP, I believe they must be out.

 

8-1+1 = 8

 

So who is the other new coalition partner. The toad?

The clue probably in the news referring to defacto leader of BJT Newin Chidchob joining the coalition and not Anutin who make that statement about MFP need to be out as the condition. 
 

The other clue is the number 310 reported as the current coalition including MFP. The original number was 293 (MFP + PTP) plus 20 MPs from the other smaller parties. This total 313 and with the resignation of 2 MFP MPs on drink driving and criminality causes and Sudarat resignation of her party list MP, the coalition is now at 310. 
 

Does look like the current coalition including MFP is intact with BJT being the 9th coalition party. 
 

Things are still fluid and will stand corrected till the new government is formed. 

 

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

It's just a PR stunt to say democracy exists.

Yes, this most recent "election" and the aftermath has been essentially a Thai smooth as Silk soft coup.

 

 

The resulting "Coalition" amounts to 302 "votes" so they need another 73 Senators. I assume they'll get that if not nearly all Senators.

 

PTP+BJT+PPP+Dem+Chart+Prachachat+ a few twos and ones, but no UTN.

 

 

 

 

This reminds me of the fable of the frog and the scorpion.

 

A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might sting it, but the scorpion promises not to, pointing out that it would drown if it killed the frog in the middle of the river. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to transport the scorpion. Midway across the river, the scorpion stings the frog anyway, dooming them both. The dying frog asks the scorpion why it stung despite knowing the consequence, to which the scorpion replies: “I am sorry, but I couldn't resist the urge. It's in my nature.”

 

 

Remember, it is in their nature. 

Edited August 1, 20232 yr by Mr Meeseeks

27 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

The clue probably in the news referring to defacto leader of BJT Newin Chidchob joining the coalition and not Anutin who make that statement about MFP need to be out as the condition. 
 

The other clue is the number 310 reported as the current coalition including MFP. The original number was 293 (MFP + PTP) plus 20 MPs from the other smaller parties. This total 313 and with the resignation of 2 MFP MPs on drink driving and criminality causes and Sudarat resignation of her party list MP, the coalition is now at 310. 
 

Does look like the current coalition including MFP is intact with BJT being the 9th coalition party. 
 

Things are still fluid and will stand corrected till the new government is formed. 

 

As far as I'm aware, Newin is banned from politics, and with BJT added, they wouldn't need a senator because they have 381 seats already

According to the BP reported this morning the PTP led coalition comprises 10 parties that include five new partners:

 

BrumjaiThai, PPRP, the democratic party, the Chartthaipattana party and the

Chartpattanakla party with possibly four other parties Prachachat,  Pheu Thai Ruam Palang,  Seri Ruam Thai and Plung Sungkom Mai.

 

No link provided

 

 

So new government is same as old one, although the people had clearly voted them out.

 

Why hold elections anyway?

 

Curious if the people will accept this. The MFP voters are a powerful group who know the powers of social media to gather support

40 minutes ago, BenStark said:

As far as I'm aware, Newin is banned from politics, and with BJT added, they wouldn't need a senator because they have 381 seats already

He was banned in 2007 for 5 years. Didn’t stopped him from engineering the takeover of the government by the Dem Party. He said he quit politics to concentrate on business but we all know that he is the defacto leader and founder of BJT. Anutin is just the puppet leader. Newin has been trying to mend the fence with Thaksin since the infamous betrayal. 

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

A sad day for the voters....

It’s not sad 

it’s a compromise 

and the military is kept out 

win win for all 

once Thaksin is back I hope he settle

old scores 

14 minutes ago, BenStark said:

So new government is same as old one, although the people had clearly voted them out.

 

Why hold elections anyway?

 

Curious if the people will accept this. The MFP voters are a powerful group who know the powers of social media to gather support

Same? PT and MFP weren’t in the last government 

the dinosaur generals aren’t included in this new one 

what are you talking about?

anutin anutin anutin !!!

Bong on Thailand, bong on.