Red-Shirts To Elect Official Leader

[tlansford]

The last time I checked, the 2007 election put the PPP in power, not the democrats. 48.5% of parliament seats.

To paraphrase your reply :

Like it or not, the democratic party was a smaller minority of the popular vote as well back then, now, and will be in the future.

The 2007 election didn't put any party in power, as no party got a majority of the seats in parliament or even in the popular vote. It elected individual MPs, and the largest party was forced to form a coalition as they did not have enough seats (those small parties betrayed their constituents as they had campaigned on not forming a coalition with Thaksin). Later another coalition was formed.

And the Dems were not a smaller minority of the popular vote in 2007, slightly more people chose them in the party list than the PPP.. Both were then, and are now, NOT the majority, despite what the Thaksin propoganda machine continue to try to claim. And the only reason the Dems did worse in this last election was because Hun Sen border war which split the yellow shirts from the Dems. Even with that boycott, only 44% of votes cast were for Thaksin party.

DP25 - just a couple of points - 48.5% pop vote for PTP and 52% of seats. To say that the 2007 election did not put any party in power is to ignore what elections are about.

[DP25]

DP25 - just a couple of points - 48.5% pop vote for PTP and 52% of seats. To say that the 2007 election did not put any party in power is to ignore what elections are about.

48% of valid votes (no votes not counted), not total votes. 44% of people who cast a vote chose PTP. Either way not a majority, even in an election in which several million anti Thaksin voters stayed home they couldn't do it.

If you think the 2007 election put a party in to power you don't understand how the system works.

[tlansford]

DP25 - just a couple of points - 48.5% pop vote for PTP and 52% of seats. To say that the 2007 election did not put any party in power is to ignore what elections are about.

48% of valid votes (no votes not counted), not total votes. 44% of people who cast a vote chose PTP. Either way not a majority, even in an election in which several million anti Thaksin voters stayed home they couldn't do it.

If you think the 2007 election put a party in to power you don't understand how the system works.

Correct, valid votes.

I understand the system perfectly well which is why I understand the results of the 2007 election. Let's agree to disagree.

[tragickingdom]

Things become always dangerous when protest movements become permanent. The Castro's, Pinochet's, Mao's or Stalin's all managed to become mass murderers or jailers that way. The red shirts should be wiser than trying to form a political club. Rural people are wise enough to know when it is time to form alliances. It is not "Prem" time anymore.

[gemini81]

If they want an appropriate dictator to fit their agenda, better dig up Mao or Pol Pot. Their useless body forms would be equal to the efforts thus far of Yingluk.

[Macmundi]

who cares..

[Reasonableman]

Other people, clearly not you. And who cares if you care or not? lol ;-)

who cares..

[Ricardo]

Is there not some close relative, from a family whose name I know but won't reveal, but it begins with an 'S', who wants to kick-off their career in politics, by standing for this position ?

Then the Red-Shirts (excluding Khun Thida) could unite around them, and avoid this divisive vote, saving their movement the cost of holding the election ?

And if she does win, how long before MP-Jatuporn starts warning of a coming-coup, against her ?

Or should the fragrant/hot PM stand, and then delegate the responsibilities to a suitable person, traditionally a Deputy-PM ?

Edited February 15, 2012 by Ricardo

[scorecard]

Is there not some close relative, from a family whose name I know but won't reveal, but it begins with an 'S', who wants to kick-off their career in politics, by standing for this position ?

Then the Red-Shirts (excluding Khun Thida) could unite around them, and avoid this divisive vote, saving their movement the cost of holding the election ?

And if she does win, how long before MP-Jatuporn starts warning of a coming-coup, against her ?

Or should the fragrant/hot PM stand, and then delegate the responsibilities to a suitable person, traditionally a Deputy-PM ?

Then he can (through something called nepotism - a very positive process) create a new position and appoint one of his sons.

[Ricardo]

Is there not some close relative, from a family whose name I know but won't reveal, but it begins with an 'S', who wants to kick-off their career in politics, by standing for this position ?

Then the Red-Shirts (excluding Khun Thida) could unite around them, and avoid this divisive vote, saving their movement the cost of holding the election ?

And if she does win, how long before MP-Jatuporn starts warning of a coming-coup, against her ?

Or should the fragrant/hot PM stand, and then delegate the responsibilities to a suitable person, traditionally a Deputy-PM ?

Then he can (through something called nepotism - a very positive process) create a new position and appoint one of his sons.

Indeed nepotism seems to many to be a cornerstone of 'True Democracy', or perhaps certain families have many hugely-talented members, and a strong sense of public-duty ... Nah !

Happily Khun Thida is reported to have been re-elected unopposed.