Voting outcome will decide Thaksin's fate: Suthep

By The Nation

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Wednesday said the fate of fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra would hinge on the ballot box.

"It is up to the people to decide," he said.

Suthep was reacting to a campaign platform of Pheu Thai Party chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyudh who said his party's victory would bring back Thaksin.

For the upcoming elections, Chavalit vowed to push for five platforms, including an end to Thaksin's exile.

Suthep countered that he did not quite understand how Chavalit would go about dealing with Thaksin's fugitive status.

"I think if Pheu Thai wins, then it might try to enact certain legislations for the benefit of one individual," he said in reference to a legislative amnesty.

-- The Nation 2011-03-23

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It all makes PTP forming a coalition more difficult as Suthep knows. Either you have a Samaked PTP led coalition where enough numbers wont do the amnesty and wont even discuss it or you get PTP unable to find a coalition ally assuming PTP win big enough to jsutify leading government. We are pretty much set for a repeat of events after the last election unless the Dems come out number one in votes, or unless PTP-Dem forge a coalition which seems unlikley

It all makes PTP forming a coalition more difficult as Suthep knows. Either you have a Samaked PTP led coalition where enough numbers wont do the amnesty and wont even discuss it or you get PTP unable to find a coalition ally assuming PTP win big enough to jsutify leading government. We are pretty much set for a repeat of events after the last election unless the Dems come out number one in votes, or unless PTP-Dem forge a coalition which seems unlikley

Why, because you fear that the Bangkok elites, and the green berets won't accept it? There seems no way out of the mess. Some melon veterans already expect another round of unavoidable bloodshed. The war between the have and the have not in both power and money will ever increase.

It all makes PTP forming a coalition more difficult as Suthep knows. Either you have a Samaked PTP led coalition where enough numbers wont do the amnesty and wont even discuss it or you get PTP unable to find a coalition ally assuming PTP win big enough to jsutify leading government. We are pretty much set for a repeat of events after the last election unless the Dems come out number one in votes, or unless PTP-Dem forge a coalition which seems unlikley

Why, because you fear that the Bangkok elites, and the green berets won't accept it? There seems no way out of the mess. Some melon veterans already expect another round of unavoidable bloodshed. The war between the have and the have not in both power and money will ever increase.

The "haves" being the current government, and the "have nots" being Thaksin and the PTP.

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It all makes PTP forming a coalition more difficult as Suthep knows. Either you have a Samaked PTP led coalition where enough numbers wont do the amnesty and wont even discuss it or you get PTP unable to find a coalition ally assuming PTP win big enough to jsutify leading government. We are pretty much set for a repeat of events after the last election unless the Dems come out number one in votes, or unless PTP-Dem forge a coalition which seems unlikley

Why, because you fear that the Bangkok elites, and the green berets won't accept it? There seems no way out of the mess. Some melon veterans already expect another round of unavoidable bloodshed. The war between the have and the have not in both power and money will ever increase.

This war is between the haves and the other haves, who want to take the other groups stuff too. But they both use the poorer classes as their tool and cannon fodder in their power struggle.

What is the main question is, if PTP doesn't get to form a government, how far over the edge will this push Thaksin after the significant loss in cash, power and prestige... ie FACE, he will take, as a giant smack across the gob if and or when they lose big time. He has a definite history of never losing graciously, so what will he try then?

Edited March 23, 201115 yr by animatic

It all makes PTP forming a coalition more difficult as Suthep knows. Either you have a Samaked PTP led coalition where enough numbers wont do the amnesty and wont even discuss it or you get PTP unable to find a coalition ally assuming PTP win big enough to jsutify leading government. We are pretty much set for a repeat of events after the last election unless the Dems come out number one in votes, or unless PTP-Dem forge a coalition which seems unlikley

Why, because you fear that the Bangkok elites, and the green berets won't accept it? There seems no way out of the mess. Some melon veterans already expect another round of unavoidable bloodshed. The war between the have and the have not in both power and money will ever increase.

The "haves" being the current government, and the "have nots" being Thaksin and the PTP.

Your formulation is all in reverse.

Tuxin et al are the haves,

all others are the havenot.