sscc Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 6 hours ago, pedro01 said: Considering it was a toss up between a Shinawatra and Srettha for their candidate for PM - I would say it's a safe bet that the influence is there. Shinawatra was the past. Srettha is the present. As simple as that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 8 hours ago, sscc said: Shinawatra was the past. Srettha is the present. As simple as that Says Simple Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom H Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 20 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: No, only 21,064 posts. And >53k reputation. ???? Oh, me wrong. Me will adjust next time. Me say thank you for tell me. khaaab:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Pheu Thai belongs to Thaksin, he is the owner and the MPs his employees. Settha may be a close friend of Yingluk, Thaksin's sister, but he is still an employee liable to dismissal once the boss tires of him. In addition, he is a political novice, swimming in a sea of seasoned sharks. Still, he's ambitious, he made it clear to PT he didn't want any position apart from PM, but how long he can stand meddling from a man jealous of anyone else's popularity ( 'Yingluk is my clone' comment), remains to be seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarius Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 If I were Srettha, I would give Thaksin a wide berth. He's a divine figure and cannot be relied upon to bring in voters to PT. If an election were held today, PT would lose and MF would likely get more seats (although the EC might do something to rig the vote in this case). Again if I were Srettha, I would be thinking that I want to give myself the best chance of staying in power after them next election and I would pursue populist policies in rural Thailand. I'd stay in power until the end or until I got PT's popularity back up, and then hold a snap election. In this way he might get his 8 years in. If he courts Thaksin too closely now, he'll lose the next election, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 5 hours ago, bannork said: Pheu Thai belongs to Thaksin, he is the owner and the MPs his employees. Settha may be a close friend of Yingluk, Thaksin's sister, but he is still an employee liable to dismissal once the boss tires of him. In addition, he is a political novice, swimming in a sea of seasoned sharks. Still, he's ambitious, he made it clear to PT he didn't want any position apart from PM, but how long he can stand meddling from a man jealous of anyone else's popularity ( 'Yingluk is my clone' comment), remains to be seen. At least it will be entertaining and keep AN members occupied expounding all sort of theories for the immediate future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 2 hours ago, retarius said: If I were Srettha, I would give Thaksin a wide berth. He's a divine figure and cannot be relied upon to bring in voters to PT. If an election were held today, PT would lose and MF would likely get more seats (although the EC might do something to rig the vote in this case). Again if I were Srettha, I would be thinking that I want to give myself the best chance of staying in power after them next election and I would pursue populist policies in rural Thailand. I'd stay in power until the end or until I got PT's popularity back up, and then hold a snap election. In this way he might get his 8 years in. If he courts Thaksin too closely now, he'll lose the next election, imho. I think Thaksin will give himself a wide berth away from his party. His reputation as a pro-democracy figure has crumbled. His party is seen by some to have betrayed the voices of the electorate and have become a center right party. He still have the appeal and support in the North and North-East but will not do well in a general election if the election was to be held before the full term of the current government. Thaksin may well keep away from governance matter and leave that to Sretha's team. No family members even Paetongtarn was given Government House position. He is a politically savy and know his enemies will find ways to link him to the goverment which will further damage the chance of rehabilitate the party's image. He will have to keep his head low and improve his public image through charity and philanthropy work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Eric Loh said: I think Thaksin will give himself a wide berth away from his party. His reputation as a pro-democracy figure has crumbled. His party is seen by some to have betrayed the voices of the electorate and have become a center right party. He still have the appeal and support in the North and North-East but will not do well in a general election if the election was to be held before the full term of the current government. Thaksin may well keep away from governance matter and leave that to Sretha's team. No family members even Paetongtarn was given Government House position. He is a politically savy and know his enemies will find ways to link him to the goverment which will further damage the chance of rehabilitate the party's image. He will have to keep his head low and improve his public image through charity and philanthropy work. Doubt that, the ego will over-ride any rational thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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