Thailand Live Sunday 3 Jul 2011

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Pheu Thai's leader Yongyuth Vichaidit confirmed if winning, his party will form the government without Bhumjaithai Party for sure, / VIA@ThaiElection11

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[photo} Foreign and Thai press are waiting for Yingluck. http://twitpic.com/5kkx6m /VIA@nationphoto

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Democrat set to win 23 Bangkok MPs as of 7:01 pm

The Democrat Party was set to win 23 House seats in Bangkok as of the unofficial count at 7:01 pm.

The Pheu Thai would win 10 Bangkok MPs.

-- The Nation 2011-07-03

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Back at Puer Thai hq now. Mood much subdued from a few hours ago when exit polls predicted massive majority. via@markmackinnon

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With 80 per cent of votes counted, Puer Thai still on track for slim majority with 254 seats. Governing Democrat Party at 164 /via@markmackinnon

But, as Red Shirt figure explained to me, there's still challenges ahead at the Election Commission, Constitutional Court - and the army./via@markmackinnon

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Sort of brings tears to your eyes, but with 94% of vote counted, Chalerm's son is losing. Still has a chance, but seems slim. /via@terryfrd

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PM Abhisit thanked voters for having cast votes so that the country's democracy could move on.

Abhist admitted the Democrat's defeat and congratulated the Pheu Thai.

He congratulated Yingluck who would become Thailand's first woman prime minister./via@nationnews

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Chuwit promises to fight corruption

Rak Prathet Thai Party leader Chuwit Kamolvisit, a former massageparlour tycoon who is known for his

eccentric character, vowed to serve as an opposition member of Parliament to fight against corruption.

"The high prices of commodities, economic crisis, educational problems and abnormalities in the Airport Link construction will be the first issues I will investigate," he told the press at his party headquarters at Sukhumvit Soi 10 after the polls closed on Sunday.

The 50-year-old politician said his political campaign had succeeded because most voters are bored with the two main parties and wanted him to investigate and monitor corruption.

"People have sent a big signal to the two main parties that they are bored with the failure of previous governments' policies and want me to scrutinise them," he said.

He warned the Pheu Thai Party and fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra that they must negotiate with the old powers including politicians, capitalists, and the military to bring the country forward.

He sent only 10 partylist candidates to contest the election.

In the last Bangkok gubernatorial election in 2008, Chuwit received 340,616 votes.

-- The Nation 2011-07-02

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Yingluck also thanks Abhisit and the other parties for their conduct on the election campaign./via@bangkokpundit

Yingluck says that will follow through on policies as promised on election campaign./via@bangkokpundit

Yingluck says have already spoken to Chart Thai Pattana already (clear coalition between those two), but doesn't mention other parties./via@bangkokpundit

Yingluck is doing Q&A. Says maybe will have others in coalition, but up to party to negotiate./via@bangkokpundit

Yingluck seemed very nervous in initial statement, but now more confident when answering Qs /via@bangkokpundit

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Yingluck takes question in English. Says will focus first on economic issues. Wais to crowd, says thanks, and is off./via@newley

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Yingluck thanks Democrat Party for orderly poll and says she has approached Chart Thai Pattana to form govt/TAN_Network

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Stock analysts: Thai Set Index to rebound. Before many were reluctant -withdraw from Thai SET bc fear of chaos after election./via@RungthipThaiPBS

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Suphan Buri poised to see upset in Constituency 5

Suphan Buri, a central province known as Banharn Buri, is close to conceding the House seat in Constituency 5 to Pheu Thai Party despite being the backyard of Banharn Silapa-archa's Chart Thai Pattana Party.

At 60 per cent of votes counted, Pheu Thai candidate Saharat Kulsri is leading his rival Chart Thai Pattana candidate Mukda Thiengtham by about 10,000 votes. Chart Thai Pattana is leading, however, in the other four constituencies.

Should Saharat maintain his lead, he is close to achieving a historic win shattering Banharn's perfect records for sweeping victories in Suphan Buri since 1974.

The Nation

-- The Nation 2011-07-03

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Once she becomes the Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra will be the 68th female Prime Minister in the world./ via @wannasiri_

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It's not victory of Pheu Thai, but a chance to serve people : Yingluck

In her first speech after 70 per cent of vote counting showed her Pheu Thai party wins over Democrat party, PM-candidate Yingluck Shinawatra thanked the voters who voted for her party and to give opportunity for her party to administer the country.

"It is not the victory of the party, but a chance to serve the people," she said.

She said she already talked with Chart Thai Pattana about forming the government and will talk with other parties later.

"We will implement every policy we have promised during our election campaigns. We will not disappoint our people," she said.

She already revealed that her difficult missions ahead are to improve the economy and society and to reconcile the country.

-- The Nation 2011-07-03

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1.1 million people cast "No-vote" (abstention) or 3.96%, less than invalid ballots of 1.7 million or 5.8%. TR @pranot #ThaiElection

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Yingluck's likely govt will b vunerlable if it gets less than 300 MPs. PT may have to invite 1 or more parties./via @ThaiElection

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Put your bets on PT, CTP, CPPP & Matchima faction of BJT forming a coalition of 300+ seats. Chuwit & Purachai say they're in opposition/via @terryfrd

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Lots of speculation on reason for so many spoiled ballots. Some say many were no-votes in disguise. Didn't want to help PAD./via@terryfrd

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Reports indicate negotiations between Thaksin's people, the army and others will continue into the night. Many details to be worked out./via@wayne_hay

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My take on unofficial results: 1) A glance at party list votes show Thailand remains deeply divided, though PT did better than last time./via@tulsathit

2) Though PT wins more than 250 seats, scale of victory's not enough to facilitate an amnesty scheme./via@tulsathit

3) Abhisit may announce he's quitting Dem's helm. Less sure about whether he'd be voted back as party leader./via@tulsathit

4) Vote No campaign is a flop (as of now number of No votes is lower than invalid ballots or votes for Chuwit)/via@tulsathit

5) Yingluck's coalition partners will have considerable bargaining power./via@tulsathit

6) Military will respect the voices of the ppl. But it will be awkward btw Yingluck and the top brass./via@tulsathit

7) Yingluck's first hurdle will be, naturally, how to form a respectable Cabinet and how she accommodates red leaders./via@tulsathit

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Ex-coup leader's poll disappointment

Matubhum Party leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin on Sunday attributed his party's poor performance to the sentiment in favour major parties

Sonthi. who led the 2006 coup when he was the Army chief, said he was disappointed at the balloting outcome.

Based on unofficial vote count, Matubhum might not win any constituency seats in the South even though Sonthi had campaigned on the Muslim platforms.

Sonthi and his party-list candidates were habouring a last-ditch hope to secure proportionate vote but their best chance was to win one to two party-list seats.

-- The Nation 2011-07-03

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As of 8.50pm - the vote count in Bangkok shows Democrats win 23 seats and PT 10 seats./via@ThaiElection

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Thaksin: No revenge; national reconciliation is priority

Follow Link Here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/479893-thaksin-no-revenge%3B-national-reconciliation-is-priority/page__view__findpost__p__4531528

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PT party-list vote has been increasing because the results in Isaan have been the slowest to come in./via@terryfrd

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Yingluck opens way to invite experts and professionals to works with her new govt. /RT @Apsorn

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The Dems conquer Bangkok once again. PT ran them close in several constituencies, but the system has no reward for runners-up./via @tumbler_p

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Palangchol interested in joining Pheu Thai-led coalition but waiting for official invitation/TAN_Network

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In June, Abhisit Vejajiva said that if the Democrat Party did not get 170 seats, he will resign. The result said that DP is getting 163./via@aneksaelao