Pheu Thai caucus to endorse PM candidate

By The Nation

Pheu Thai Party members will endorse the party's candidate for prime minister at a caucus on Monday.

"To avoid any confusion, Pheu Thai will name the prime minister candidate by a party vote," party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said yesterday.

The party's executive board on Wednesday finalised the nominations of 125 candidates for proportionate voting and 375 candidates for direct voting, he said.

The last step was for party members to elect the candidate for the No 1 slot on the party list, he said.

Pheu Thai officials said the executive board decided to recommend Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of former prime minister Thaksin, to take pole position.

The Bhum Jai Thai Party plans to field no more than 190 candidates for the 375 House seats up for grabs via the July 3 direct vote, party spokesman Supachai Jaisamut said.

"The party's nominations will be based on the popularity of aspiring candidates among their constituents," he said.

For the proportionate vote, the party will offer a full list of 125 candidates, he said.

The 25 former MPs who defected from other parties will also be included, he said.

Bhum Jai Thai should emerge as the third largest party, he said.

The two biggest parties, the Democrats and Pheu Thai, have been projected to secure no more than 200 House seats, leaving 300 seats for Bhum Jai Thai and the other parties, he said.

-- The Nation 2011-05-13

"To avoid any confusion, Pheu Thai will name the prime minister candidate by a party vote," party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said yesterday.

Are they voting as to who will announce Thaksin's appointment?

And they're voting for what has already been announced .

The last step was for party members to elect the candidate for the No 1 slot on the party list, he said.

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Edited May 13, 201115 yr by whybother

"To avoid any confusion, Pheu Thai will name the prime minister candidate by a party vote," party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said yesterday.

Are they voting as to who will announce Thaksin's appointment?

And they're voting for what has already been announced .

The last step was for party members to elect the candidate for the No 1 slot on the party list, he said.

Thaksin's Sister Yingluck To Be No 1 On Pheu Thai's Party List

I think they want to make it look official. Maybe they are afraid being dissolved because their leader can't keep his ego in check.

Why is a caucus needed? I thought the party's motto was "Thaksin thinks, Pheua Thai does". So if Big Brother wants to nominate his baby sister as a potential puppet PM, then do it, dammit, and stop wasting time with a caucus. What a circus!

And they're voting for what has already been announced .

The last step was for party members to elect the candidate for the No 1 slot on the party list, he said.

Thaksin's Sister Yingluck To Be No 1 On Pheu Thai's Party List

No 1 = no one

"To avoid any confusion, Pheu Thai will name the prime minister candidate by a party vote," party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said yesterday.

Are they voting as to who will announce Thaksin's appointment?

And they're voting for what has already been announced .

The last step was for party members to elect the candidate for the No 1 slot on the party list, he said.

Thaksin's Sister Yingluck To Be No 1 On Pheu Thai's Party List

I think they want to make it look official. Maybe they are afraid being dissolved because their leader can't keep his ego in check.

No doubt that is part of it. For appearances sake.

See 'we are a real party' not a sock-puppet party, so you can't disband us over this formality..

It also lets him see who votes Yah or Nay for lil sister

and punish this who say nay accordingly.

disband us over this formality..

It also lets him see who votes Yah or Nay for lil sister

and punish this who say nay accordingly.

The last PTP guys who said no to Thaksin...

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