On Thai TV, this Sunday, Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit predicted that after last week’s Pheu Thai Party move to split from its alliance with the Move Forward Party, the next Thai Prime Minister will be 78-year-old Palang Pracharat Party leader and current Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan (right), who will be elected by parliament at the end of August by a resounding vote with majorities in both chambers.

This week sees the Pheu Thai Party beginning the week as a diminished force in Thai politics despite its mission to form a government which insiders say is doomed to fail. So too with its de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, who attended birthday celebrations over the weekend as the guest of Cambodia’s authoritarian strongman and ruler Hun Sen who has openly mocked political groupings pursuing full democracy in Thailand.

 

The country is facing a deepening crisis as efforts by the conservative establishment to use the unelected Thai Senate to dictate the makeup and formation of the next government after the May 14th General Election grow stronger and more distorted.

Prescient political activist and anti-corruption campaigner Chuwit Kamolvisit who this week announced that he may have only eight months to live, is predicting that Thailand’s next Prime Minister will be 78-year-old General Prawit Wongsuwan who will be elected at the end of August after several further votes in parliament and the failure of the Pheu Thai Party to form a government.

On Sunday, whistleblower and truth activist Chuwit Kamolvisit predicted that there will be at least two rounds of voting to elect Thailand’s 30th Prime Minister saying that the final vote will come sometime at the end of August.

 

by Joseph O' Connor

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/08/06/chuwit-general-prawit-wongsuwan-elected-pm-end-of-august/

 

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Next vote on new Thai PM could be on August 18th or 19th
 

 

A joint sitting of parliament is expected to convene on either August 18th or 19th, after the Constitutional Court rules on whether it will consider a petition regarding the renomination of Move Forward leader for prime minister and whether to order the suspension of the process to select a prime minister.

 

House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said that, as the Court has delayed its consideration to August 16th, parliament plans, subject to that ruling, to reconvene within the following three days, with the intention to select a prime minister.

 

The Ombudsman has submitted a petition to the Court regarding the constitutionality of parliament’s decision on July 19th to vote down the renomination of Pita Limjaroenrat for the premiership.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/next-vote-on-new-thai-pm-could-be-on-august-18th-or-19th/

 

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

predicting that Thailand’s next Prime Minister will be 78-year-old General Prawit Wongsuwan who will be elected at the end of August after several further votes in parliament and the failure of the Pheu Thai Party to form a government.

 

Unfortunately he is probably correct plus the overall plan from the start. ????????????

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Thaksin Shinawatra, who attended birthday celebrations over the weekend as the guest of Cambodia’s authoritarian strongman and ruler Hun Sen

Nice friends! ????

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Prescient political activist and anti-corruption campaigner Chuwit Kamolvisit who this week announced that he may have only eight months to live, is predicting that Thailand’s next Prime Minister will be 78-year-old General Prawit Wongsuwan who will be elected at the end of August after several further votes in parliament and the failure of the Pheu Thai Party to form a government.

The senate will win in the end, which is exactly why it was set-up.

17 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

The senate will win in the end, which is exactly why it was set-up.

The dinosaurs have a firm hold and won't give it up! 

Not a popular result for the few Thais I know.... I have concerns for stability. 

What we are seeing is a soft military coup and the complete and utter dismissal of any resemblance of democracy.

Will we be seeing pictures of him sleeping on the job and wearing a different expensive watch on a daily basis from his "deceased friends collection".

 

Can't understand why people allow clowns to govern over the age of 60, as they're not the sharpest tools, just have a look at Biden.

 

 

Edited August 6, 20232 yr by 4MyEgo

General prawit wongsuwan will be perfect for the job, ..With zero fresh ideas, or leadership ....Asleep at the wheel......The boyz will love him..

 

Edited August 7, 20232 yr by redwood1

The way that this laughable senate had been made up by the power hungry Junta, quite literally means that to win the parliament you have to win 376 seats in the election for their to be no contest and the army puppets not effect any vote - that means you need to win 377/500 MP seats = approximately 75% of the electorial  votes. I am not sure that I have ever seen or heard of any democratic country where the single party forming the government won 75% of the public vote. The senators are just doing what they have been paid to do - elect another army mam

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Not a popular result for the few Thais I know.... I have concerns for stability. 

I am surprised that the Thais seem to be taking this so well. They have their democratic election and the result is totally ignored and the Army stay in power.  Can you imagine in a western country where an election winning Party was ignored and the 4th place Party (with 1.42% of the vote) took power !

Edited August 7, 20232 yr by Henryford

11 minutes ago, Henryford said:

I am surprised that the Thais seem to be taking this so well.

While ever there's rice in the bowl...........................................................! 

Believe this 100%

Prawit has been "patiently" waiting for his turn in the chair.

Such disgusting politics in Thailand.....often makes Africa look good!

Don't take bait, MFP warns PT - The Move Forward Party (MFP) has urged Pheu Thai (PT) to reverse its decision to end their political alliance, initially forged with an aim for them to work together in forming a new coalition government.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1688319447533318144

 

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

What we are seeing is a soft military coup and the complete and utter dismissal of any resemblance of democracy.

*attempted

Hope he doesn't oversleep and miss the vote!

49 minutes ago, Henryford said:

I am surprised that the Thais seem to be taking this so well. They have their democratic election and the result is totally ignored and the Army stay in power.  Can you imagine in a western country where an election winning Party was ignored and the 4th place Party (with 1.42% of the vote) took power !

I'm not surprised. Most Thais are lazy, apathetic, selfish, cowardly and thick. They're too afraid to remove their masks let alone start a protest of any significance. 

 

Which is why the army, ruling family and big business leaders, know they can get away with anything.

 

14 minutes ago, MrMojoRisin said:

*attempted

Why attempted? Seems to being going nicely for them. Sentate, CC and EC all put in place to maintain the status quo. The people voted them and the status quo out yet here we are. Seems the status quo will remain. The will of the people has been overthrown and the military will remain in control. 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

On Thai TV, this Sunday, Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit predicted that after last week’s Pheu Thai Party move to split from its alliance with the Move Forward Party, the next Thai Prime Minister will be 78-year-old Palang Pracharat Party leader and current Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan (right), who will be elected by parliament at the end of August by a resounding vote with majorities in both chambers.

This week sees the Pheu Thai Party beginning the week as a diminished force in Thai politics despite its mission to form a government which insiders say is doomed to fail. So too with its de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, who attended birthday celebrations over the weekend as the guest of Cambodia’s authoritarian strongman and ruler Hun Sen who has openly mocked political groupings pursuing full democracy in Thailand.

 

The country is facing a deepening crisis as efforts by the conservative establishment to use the unelected Thai Senate to dictate the makeup and formation of the next government after the May 14th General Election grow stronger and more distorted.

Prescient political activist and anti-corruption campaigner Chuwit Kamolvisit who this week announced that he may have only eight months to live, is predicting that Thailand’s next Prime Minister will be 78-year-old General Prawit Wongsuwan who will be elected at the end of August after several further votes in parliament and the failure of the Pheu Thai Party to form a government.

On Sunday, whistleblower and truth activist Chuwit Kamolvisit predicted that there will be at least two rounds of voting to elect Thailand’s 30th Prime Minister saying that the final vote will come sometime at the end of August.

 

by Joseph O' Connor

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/08/06/chuwit-general-prawit-wongsuwan-elected-pm-end-of-august/

 

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This article should be split into at least 3 volumes. Taksin, Prawit, and any other Thai politician Chuwit mentions. Not one of his better infotirades.

2 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Unfortunately he is probably correct plus the overall plan from the start. ????????????

Not very falang friendly, didn't he once suggest getting rid of all road  direction signs containing English words, only Thai allowed? I think his appointment will cause street riots,  it's pretty blatant isn't it, we don't give a s*** about what you want.

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

What we are seeing is a soft military coup and the complete and utter dismissal of any resemblance of democracy.

I think we need to stop using the term democracy. It’s about money. They get in as they do with government jobs, police, military etc with a sole purpose of enriching themselves via corruption. 

I sincerely hope he's wrong, there could be major demonstrations if the election losers get into power.

 

And we all know what happens when that kicks off, another coup...

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s next Prime Minister will be 78-year-old General Prawit Wongsuwan

That would be a horrible outcome, and a slap in the face of most voters.

Welcome to the soapy swamp of inevitability as general turnout is polishing his fob ????

3 hours ago, 2baht said:

Nice friends! ????

Birds of a feather.........................

23 minutes ago, Caldera said:

That would be a horrible outcome, and a slap in the face of most voters.

Planned from the beginning.

1 hour ago, Henryford said:

I am surprised that the Thais seem to be taking this so well.

Up till now IMO they still think the Thaksin clan will be in charge. Also the yellow shirt Mob of aunties love this government. 

 

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I am not sure that I have ever seen or heard of any democratic country where the single party forming the government won 75% of the public vote. 

1981 – Ferdinand Marcos won with 89% of the vote

US doesn't use popular vote for POTUS but electoral college whose electors come from state popular voting.

Thus, for example

US Electoral college results: 

LBJ: 486-52.

Ronald Reagan: 489-49

Abraham Loncoln: 212-21

Why is anybody surprised by this news?

 

And this is precisely why Prayut was so calm about it all blabbing on about peaceful transitions to the handover of power.

 

This was always the game plan.