The Move Forward Party has been on the defensive ever since its shock election victory in May.

 

The party has taken what many observers describe as “political missteps” that may have cost it the prime minister’s seat and a chance to lead the new coalition government. Instead, it now sits on the other side of the House as the largest opposition party.

 

Pita Limjaroenrat, who led Move Forward to electoral victory as its only PM candidate, failed to secure majority support in Parliament for the top job. The PM’s seat fell instead to Move Forward’s former ally, Pheu Thai, which displayed ruthless efficiency in the political games that followed the election.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-10-06

 

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The tragedy is the millions of lost votes cast by citizens that haven't been honoured because of the corrupt unelected senate and the usual cronies that are currently screwing the country...

Pita could form a government.  Why are they constantly saying he failed? It were the elites and the senators that prevented that Pita was elected as PM. Besides that persons behind the screen, don't want a civil government. And Phew Thai was and is corrupt as we can see go Thaksin is treated. 

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He [Olarn Thinbangtieo, a lecturer at Burapha University] also sees a strong chance of Move Forward being dissolved by court order amid allegations that its reform plans constitute an attempt to overthrow constitutional monarchy.

I think this is inevitable, and the only way that the establishment (including the Pheu Thai) can prevent MF from gaining power.  

The PM’s seat fell instead to Move Forward’s former ally, Pheu Thai, which displayed ruthless efficiency in the political games that followed the election.

 

Starting to sugar coat what really happened..  TCP at it's best..

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Pita Limjaroenrat, who led Move Forward to electoral victory as its only PM candidate, failed to secure majority support in Parliament for the top job. The PM’s seat fell instead to Move Forward’s former ally, Pheu Thai, which displayed ruthless efficiency in the political games that followed the election.

This says it all.....well nearly. No mention of the senators who overthrew the votes of millions of the voting populace and hence ..."failed to secure majority support in Parliament for the top job." and not just this but was denied the formation of government. Also fails to mention that PTP jumped into bed with the enemy and the enemy of their support base.

'Mis-steps' by MF? Not so. At all. (Though I concede much could have been 'lost in translation'.)

 

Mis-steps occur when you make choices and they turn out to be the wrong ones.

 

MF had no choices.....no options....to do anything other than what they did. Forced by crafty design to back themselves into a hopeless corner.

 

The title of this Thai PBS piece refers to potential 'tragedy' for MF. The tragedy is for Thailand, plain and simple. (And I say that with great sorrow.) 

 

 

MF was never going to get the PM seat.  If they believed they were they were very naive.  They showed great weakness when they gave up the House speakership.  That was the most they could have expected to achieve at this point.

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Experts see three flaws that could end in tragedy for Move Forward

"Experts" are working hard to change the narrative on Thailand's government election. Question is not if "Experts" are being bankrolled, question is are "Experts" being bankrolled by tax payer money, from a hospital bed, or from corporate funds...

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The party has taken what many observers describe as “political missteps” that may have cost it the prime minister’s seat and a chance to lead the new coalition government. Instead, it now sits on the other side of the House as the largest opposition party.

The senate screwed the peoples choice... simple.

9 hours ago, dinsdale said:

This says it all.....well nearly. No mention of the senators who overthrew the votes of millions of the voting populace and hence ..."failed to secure majority support in Parliament for the top job." and not just this but was denied the formation of government. Also fails to mention that PTP jumped into bed with the enemy and the enemy of their support base.

Just like rabid dogs, licking each other's b alls.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The party has taken what many observers describe as “political missteps” that may have cost it the prime minister’s seat and a chance to lead the new coalition government.

The writer of this article does not seem to know what happened ...?

 

If Pita was not disqualified for the silly thing they found, it would have been something else. This was about money grubbing lowlifes, trying to use their illegitimate positions, to deny the will of the people, steal an election, move the nation backwards, and deny any kind of change or reform. This was a toxic power grab. The senators deserve a lifetime of pain and suffering. One can only hope the people will be bold enough to inflict that upon them. 

What a totally stupid article. I don't understand why they need to publish this inane rubbish. As if MF had a choice!!