Pita vows Move Forward will return stronger after charter court verdict

[snoop1130]

 

Former Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat told his supporters in the north-eastern province of Khon Kaen today that this Songkran may be his last as a member of parliament, because of the grim prospect that the party may be dissolved by the Constitutional Court.

 

He said that about a month from now will be the most difficult period for the party and himself, but he vowed that the new party, to be formed should the verdict go against them, will win a landslide in the next election.

 

Pita has been on a campaign tour in Nong Khai, Udon Thani and Khon Kaen for the past three days, including today, to meet with party’s supporters and to join their Songkran celebrations.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-04-15

 

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[keith101]

With Thaksin back it will be hard for them to reform under any name 

[Pouatchee]

tax-sin is only strong as long as his party gets votes. lets hope thais dont have a short memory. but i wont cross my fingers on that. i hope pita can keep the momentum going till the next election

[scorecard]

24 minutes ago, keith101 said:

With Thaksin back it will be hard for them to reform under any name 

Don't forget the enormous number of votes and seats Move Forward got last election, they are very popular especially with younger voters.

[0ffshore360]

I have concluded that the very strange manipulations of legal application in general that presents the Thai public  as of the moment has been orchestrated in the hope of  diverting interest in MFP . Bringing back the distraction of Thaksin in league with the elite establishment is possibly/probably the least action to preserve a version of status quo governance.

Pita may need consider  quite  serious  personal protection if he envisages the formation of another edition of a democratically principled Party.

Wonders  never cease  but  the Charter Court  has  yet to rule. Bets anyone?

 

[proton]

1 hour ago, scorecard said:

Don't forget the enormous number of votes and seats Move Forward got last election, they are very popular especially with younger voters.

 

Every seat but one in Bangkok

[Excogitator]

Pita is competent, compassionate, and intelligent. Probably the best prospective leader Thailand has ever had. I truly hope he will surive long enough, politically and otherwise, to see his hopes and dreams for this country come true.

[Honey Badger With A Badge]

Establish a party.

Win an election.

Get banned.

Repeat.

 

Ok.....

Edited April 15 by Honey Badger With A Badge

[sherwood]

59 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

I have concluded that the very strange manipulations of legal application in general that presents the Thai public  as of the moment has been orchestrated in the hope of  diverting interest in MFP . Bringing back the distraction of Thaksin in league with the elite establishment is possibly/probably the least action to preserve a version of status quo governance.

Pita may need consider  quite  serious  personal protection if he envisages the formation of another edition of a democratically principled Party.

Wonders  never cease  but  the Charter Court  has  yet to rule. Bets anyone?

 

Thaksin also needs to watch his spineless back.

As a convicted criminal out on parole the count has no business even opening his mouth about politics.

Ken Thailand, joke.

[Ben Zioner]

Permanent coup, since 1934. 

[scorecard]

32 minutes ago, Honey Badger With A Badge said:

Establish a party.

Win an election.

Get banned.

Repeat.

 

Ok.....

 True, that's what's happened.

 

But I believe that step by step Pita and his party and their new balanced modern thinking which can bring more equality and even a soft socialist element will eventually shine.  

Edited April 15 by scorecard

[Honey Badger With A Badge]

2 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 True, that's what's happened.

 

But I believe that step by step Pita and his party and their new balanced modern thinking which can bring more equality and even a soft socialist element will eventually shine.  

 

Maybe... Time will tell !

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Former Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat told his supporters in the north-eastern province of Khon Kaen today that this Songkran may be his last as a member of parliament, because of the grim prospect that the party may be dissolved by the Constitutional Court.

Strange how the whole country can turn-out for a street party but not for democracy...

[spidermike007]

The recent events are worthy of a mass funeral. Thailand might have been the tiger of SE Asia a decade or so ago, having been the 22nd largest economy in the world, but those days are long gone. So, I would say it would be safe to refer to Thailand as an up and coming country, post Covid. I would not be surprised to see Thailand in 75th place in terms of GDP, 20 years from now. There is absolutely no doubt the nation is moving backwards, on at least a dozen levels. And unless a dynamic leader like Thanathorn or Pita is allowed to lead, the great tiger will continue to devolve into a whiny little street cat. 

 

Go ahead and stick with regressive, conservative policies, resist change and progress at all costs, and run your nation into the ground.

 

Thailand mourns. For now, its future has been stolen once again by the army thieves and goons. The army is no doubt the enemy of the people, and so is the new stooge PM. The recent election shows that the people are both sick of being led by highly ignorant dinosaurs, with no interest in progress, and are interested in smart, young folks, who are serious, accomplished, capable of change, and interested in insuring that Thailand has a good future. Pita is exactly what this nation needs, at this point in time. However, he was too progressive, and the goons had to stop him, in the name of regression.

 

 

Edited April 16 by spidermike007

[marin]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Strange how the whole country can turn-out for a street party but not for democracy...

They did turn out giving MF a huge majority and Pita was set to be PM. But he was stopped by the junta appointed senate.  They turned out big time and were robbed by military supported dinosaurs. Remember dinosaurs went extinct. They will again in this aging society. 

[Bangkok Barry]

14 hours ago, scorecard said:

Don't forget the enormous number of votes and seats Move Forward got last election, they are very popular especially with younger voters.

 

Doesn't matter how popular they are or how many votes they got, does it. They were the 'wrong' party so were not allowed by a handful of unelected dinosaurs to form a government. Same treatment as any 'wrong' party receives. They are banned or removed by a coup. And Thailand calls itself a democracy. That has the same validity as calling itself a Buddhist nation, where every rule in the book is broken.

[hotchilli]

27 minutes ago, marin said:

They did turn out giving MF a huge majority and Pita was set to be PM. But he was stopped by the junta appointed senate.  They turned out big time and were robbed by military supported dinosaurs. Remember dinosaurs went extinct. They will again in this aging society. 

But they didn't back it up when they got screwed by the military junta, they rolled over and let it happen, just like the Thaksin debacle... hardly a protest, and the same will happen when Yingluk comes back, courtesy of father.

No hope with the current population as they are too lethargic.

Maybe in a generation or two.

But then again, the elites like the Thaksin clan are also breeding successors.

 

[RandolphGB]

13 hours ago, Excogitator said:

Pita is competent, compassionate, and intelligent. Probably the best prospective leader Thailand has ever had. I truly hope he will surive long enough, politically and otherwise, to see his hopes and dreams for this country come true.

 

He wasn't smart enough to dispose of his media company shares before the election, despite it being the same technicality that Thanathorn broke four years earlier.

 

[Excogitator]

25 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

 

He wasn't smart enough to dispose of his media company shares before the election, despite it being the same technicality that Thanathorn broke four years earlier.

 

You mean the case that was dismissed, regarding the long defunct, no longer existing media company, where he used to be a shareholder..?

 

Well, you know, when they want to get rid of someone, they just keep digging and digging until they find any technicality they can use against you, don't they?

 

Strange that PM Srettha was not exposed to the same scrutiny...

Edited April 16 by Excogitator

[newnative]

He's right.  No matter what happens in court, the movement, with whatever name, will just get stronger.

[nobodysfriend]

1 hour ago, RandolphGB said:

 

He wasn't smart enough to dispose of his media company shares before the election, despite it being the same technicality that Thanathorn broke four years earlier.

 

 

He inherited the shares from his father .

He could not sell them , afaik , because they stopped trading at the stock market exchange ...?

[Excogitator]

14 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

 

He inherited the shares from his father .

He could not sell them , afaik , because they stopped trading at the stock market exchange ...?

ITV, which ran a television station, ceased operations in 2007 and was delisted from the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 2014. Pita (and his fellow heirs) inherited the shares in the defunct company from his father. Pita eventually moved on to transfer his shares to the other heirs, and now holds no share in the (defunct) company.