Paetongtarn Expresses Readiness Concerns for Prime Minister Role

[webfact]

 

Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced today that she is not yet ready to assume the role of Prime Minister, as Thailand's current Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is embroiled in a legal battle over an impeachment lawsuit. 

 

Paetongtarn, who is the daughter of Pheu Thai’s influential figure Thaksin Shinawatra, addressed reporters, stating that even if Srettha were to be impeached by the Constitutional Court or stepped down before any ruling, she would not step up to lead the government immediately.

 

Paetongtarn was one of three Pheu Thai candidates for prime minister in last year’s general election, the others being Pheu Thai MP Chaikasem Nitisiri and Srettha.

 

Expressing confidence in Srettha's situation, Paetongtarn believes he will be spared impeachment due to his recent cabinet decision. Last month, Srettha named Pichit Chuenban, previously a lawyer for Thaksin, as a minister without a portfolio. This move has been controversial and is at the heart of the impeachment efforts. 

 

 

A group of senators seeking Srettha's impeachment consider the appointment a serious breach of the constitution and political ethics. Srettha, a real estate tycoon turned politician, narrowly avoided an immediate suspension by the court, pending a ruling expected within the next few months.

 

The controversy surrounding Pichit dates back to 2008 when he faced charges of attempting to bribe Supreme Court officials with two million baht, placed in food bags, in a case involving Thaksin. The incident led to Pichit's six-month jail sentence and the revocation of his lawyer's license.

 

As this legal drama unfolds, Paetongtarn’s declaration adds another layer of uncertainty to Thailand’s political landscape, leaving many to wonder what the future holds for the nation’s leadership. The country awaits further developments in Srettha’s case, which will undoubtedly shape the political direction in the coming months.

 

TOP: Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Picture courtesy: Thai Rath

 

 

-- 2024-05-25

 

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[ezzra]

What is it with this family that feels like they're some sort of a Mafia bent on muscling in leadership

positions of this country? are these the best that people that Thailand can offer to lead the country?...

[Artisi]

She'll be ready when her criminal ex-con, resurrected from the dead daddy says it's ok to be PM. 

Edited May 24 by Artisi

[Artisi]

18 minutes ago, ezzra said:

What is it with this family that feels like they're some sort of a Mafia bent on muscling in leadership

positions of this country? are these the best that people that Thailand can offer to lead the country?...

Certainly far from the best, very far but unfortunately being Thailand -  -  you know the rest. 

[watchcat]

45 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced today that she is not yet ready to assume the role of Prime Minister

 

Thank god for that!

[ikke1959]

She is not ready and not capable to be a PM at all...She will only be the face but the father will pull the strings and speaks .... Another coup awaiting ??? Quickly new elections and MFP as leaders would be 1000% better for the country and its people

[JoePai]

Anyone with finger nails that colour is not fit to be a PM

[OneMoreFarang]

That reminds me of Yingluck. At the beginning she was reluctant to enter politics. Then somehow she changed her mind. The rest is history.

 

Image Thailand without Thaksin and the Shinawatras. It could be wonderful. 

[OneMoreFarang]

2 hours ago, watchcat said:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced today that she is not yet ready to assume the role of Prime Minister

 

Thank god for that!

 

But then, not being ready is in Thailand no reason not to get the job. It all depends on your name. 

[OneMoreFarang]

30 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Anyone with finger nails that colour is not fit to be a PM

Thanks.

I have to say I initially didn't look too much at the picture. But you are absolutely right. That is a sign how "mature" she is...

 

 

[watchcat]

38 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Anyone with finger nails that colour is not fit to be a PM

 

No.

 

[mancub]

So she's still not yet ready to be PM, a year on from being

"one of three Pheu Thai candidates for prime minister in last year’s general election"

Fortunately for all concerned that she didn't win then !😁

 

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

What is it with this family that feels like they're some sort of a Mafia bent on muscling in leadership

positions of this country? are these the best that people that Thailand can offer to lead the country?...

No but the only one's allowed to, anyone else trying to ask questions about him who cannot be named, will never be allowed to run this country, got to keep all that Tax free income coming in, of which nobody can disclose how much that is. IMO 

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, watchcat said:

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced today that she is not yet ready to assume the role of Prime Minister

 

Thank god for that!

Could she be any worse than the begging clown we have now ?

 

 

[Guderian]

It can't be long before we see one of these monuments raised in Bangkok or Chiang Mai in honour of Thailand's new hereditary dynasty...

 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, Artisi said:

She'll be ready when her criminal ex-con, resurrected from the dead daddy says it's ok to be PM. 

My guess is plans are afoot to bring Yingluk back into the fold, Srettha will be side-lined, she will take over and Thaksin on parole will be the master puppeteer.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

But then, not being ready is in Thailand no reason not to get the job. It all depends on your name. 

Agreed.... just look at Anutin...

[newbee2022]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

not yet ready

That's fine. So we have time to wait and prepare ourselves up to the next election.

But then with your help of your father you'll rise up to a new star of Thailand.

Can't wait to see.🤗

[klauskunkel]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

she is not yet ready to assume the role of Prime Minister,

Once the country "needs her", then she will reluctantly step up for "the good of the nation and to move the country forward". I assume that's why Thaksin duped Srettha into making his lawyer a minister...

[jippytum]

if your father decides your ready  you have no choice. You know that already. Don't worry he will make all the decisions for you as he does with the current puppet of a PM. 

[ChumpChange]

17 hours ago, Artisi said:

She'll be ready when her criminal ex-con, resurrected from the dead daddy says it's ok to be PM. 

Ex-con? When did he become Ex?

[BangkokReady]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

A group of senators seeking Srettha's impeachment consider the appointment a serious breach of the constitution and political ethics.

 

I wonder if he was ordered to do it so that he would be impeached... 🤔

[watchcat]

On 5/24/2024 at 9:36 PM, ezzra said:

What is it with this family that feels like they're some sort of a Mafia bent on muscling in leadership

positions of this country?

 

Do like the mafia does eveywhere....

[billd766]

Perhaps instead of all this talk of impeaching Srettha, a better choice would be to impeach the entire current membership of the senate, and kick them all out onto the street.

[NoshowJones]

On 5/25/2024 at 7:56 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

That reminds me of Yingluck. At the beginning she was reluctant to enter politics. Then somehow she changed her mind. The rest is history.

 

Image Thailand without Thaksin and the Shinawatras. It could be wonderful. 

As long as there are no, playing at being politicians, soldiers involved. After what we have been through with the Chuckle Brothers, the previous unelected soldier and his right hand man, can't remember his name.

[John Drake]

Let daddy do it.

[Purdey]

I can't find any record of her ever holding a job outside politics. 

Her father held many entrepreneurial jobs, but it seems, at 37 years old, she hasn't been employed in a business. 

Anyone know more than this?

[kimamey]

On 5/24/2024 at 11:09 PM, watchcat said:

 

Thank god for that!

It does beg the question, why was she one of the three candidates, and what if she'd been chosen. Not that she'd have made any decisions on her own. 

[kimamey]

40 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

As long as there are no, playing at being politicians, soldiers involved. After what we have been through with the Chuckle Brothers, the previous unelected soldier and his right hand man, can't remember his name.

How dare you defame the Chuckle Brothers.