All Bangkok's 50 election directors resign

[RayHaas]

If I was an election director I would resign too! They most likely have bullets with their names on already!

[Skywalker69]

Checkmate Thaksin. He can now enjoy the rest of his life in Dubai. Never mind by the time the courts are finished the rest of the mafia family may want to join him.

On the way out Yingluck should have the morals and decency for once in her puppet life and with conviction cede governance and call for meaningful reform.

and then be voted back in as PM..... not a bad idea.

Please tell us what she have done for the ordinary Thais during her 2,5 years in power. Should be a very short list.

[Prbkk]

seriously, it's hard to imagine why ANYONE would view this as a good thing , least of all anti-govt people. Some truly bizarre analysis going on around this issue but not a lot of thinking about the implications

[winstonc]

Did those of you who posted negative comments towards the resigned officials not see that it is a reasonable action

in the face of not being able to discharge your duties.

Maybe this will finally give enough time to the commission and to the candidates to get some work done.

unfortunatly sir,you wont get reason on here they cant bring themselves to keep quiet,...truth hurts you know,,its ok to be wrong,just take it ..

[Thai at Heart]

This is a shameful day for Thailand.

On the basis that they are so obviously politicised, what on earth are they doing running elections anyway.

Disgraceful conduct for civil servants.

[sms747]

wonder how much they were paid?

[drand11]

Replace the EC Head and hire new staff! The entire EC is colluding with the dems!! Crazy Thaus

[xminator]

Quitting parliament need some sort of punishment. What the democrats did is anti-democratic and is first steps to a failed state. minimum 3 years in prison if resigning as MP without a good reason. Disagreeing with other MP is not a good reason. Disagreement is the foundation of Democracy, quitting is not.

Same should go for public appointed jobs like this. Quit or don't do you job and you should be held personally responsible.

[jayjay49]

Anarchy!!. The rebels appear to win and total chaos is the future of Thailand. Mr.Suthep is responsible, accountable for every victim of this rebellion. Any government would arrest this hooligan!

[englishoak]

lol, funny Thailand must be the only country in history to try to REFUSE an election

Wouldnt be so sure this is it true just yet and not just posturing. If they have resigned thats got to be good for the teaboys and girls, opportunity knocks. I thought the EC and Gov were supposed to be meeting today and discussing things. clearly the discussions are taking place in the usual unbaised and uncorrupted manner i see

The EC can no longer claim neutrality, great way to show the whole world. this isnt good at all not really it signals the fascists are running the show behind the scenes. At least thats another lot out of the closet.

Edited January 28, 2014 by englishoak

[pipkins]

I can't believe that they have only just realised that a quorum would not be elected and the elections would be useless.

It is the quorum that is the easiest thing to change

Change it downwards for 6 - 12 months so parliament can sit ... problem solved.

Dreadful show of ignorance from anybody saying this is not a judicial coup in the making.

Just don't be surprised if half the country rise against it if it suceeds. Failed for the past 2 years, and their attempts now are very clumsy and no pretence at anything other than getting Suthep in,.

Must be frantic now the Army not coming in. Can't BTW as the Army is as inept and corrupt as the police, we just don't see it so openly. They could not rule the country after a coup....

[love1012]

Yes - its a protest rightfully done against a corrupt dangerous criminal - well done!!!!!!!!1Not6 checkmate but check - your move Shinawatra - and i bet it entails a gun!!! Probably from Hun Sens men!!

[mimithewoof]

Given the fact that many posters on this and other threads have mentioned the fact that Suthep and his crowd are anti-foreigner, I find it amazing that so many seem to want the man to get what he's aiming for.

I sincerely hope that, as we're all exiting the kingdom without our money, homes, possessions, valuables, dogs, hopes, dreams and even families, you remember to thank him for giving you the opportunity to return to your beloved home countries where you can live in style and continue failing to understand the reality of life.

If I meet any of you on the way out - watch out!

[rubl]

If the election doesn't happen on Sunday there will be at least 15 million very, very, unhappy voters on Monday morning. The coup mongers don't realise what they're walking into.

If the Election is off. Expect civil war. Nobody has stood up to Suthep yet as he is unable to have his coup.

Give him it and watch what he does with the power and what the people who rise up against him will do to him and his sorry mob.

the army cannot protect the mob if the reds come out.

All this judicial coup rubbish is just helping the Gov. with their legitimacy claims.

Another sad disgraceful day for the Courts and reminder they should all be behind bars for life for this. As it is Thailand, they still think they can buy their way out later. But if the reds destroy their financial base (which they are quite capable of doing) they'll be going down

Meanwhile the real Human Rights Watch has done what the Elite puppet HRW thailand didn't do.

http://www.hrw.org/node/122618

"the army cannot protect the mob if the reds come out. "

Shouldn't that be 'the army cannot protect the anti-government protesters when the red mob comes out' ?

BTW the HRW article starts with

"Protest leaders in Thailand should immediately end their campaign to obstruct voting in Bangkok and elsewhere in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai authorities should permit peaceful protest but also ensure security forces do not commit abuses, while intervening impartially to prevent and stop violence by any group. The leaders of all political groups should act to prevent escalating violence by their supporters."

Meanwhile most violence seems by unknowns towards the anti-government protesters, unlike 2010 when most violence was by unknowns against any non-anti-government-protesters.

Edited January 28, 2014 by rubl

[drand11]

The EC wad responsible to protect thd early election booths. The EC leader failed to fo so. But i do agree, unless significant action is not taken by police and military, therd can be no election.

Craxier by the day. Lojs like BJK feels they ARE the country!

[Gweiloman]

If I was an election director I would resign too! They most likely have bullets with their names on already!

Why would the barbaric Shinawatras / red thugs want to shot the election directors for doing their job?

[Thai at Heart]

lol, funny Thaithem d must be the only country in history to try to REFUSE an election

Wouldnt be so sure this is it true just yet and not just posturing. If they have resigned thats got to be good for the teaboys and girls, opportunity knocks. I thought the EC and Gov were supposed to be meeting today and discussing things. clearly the discussions are taking place in the usual manner i see

Apparently thais are particularly sheep like if you are willing to dare to lead them with fantastic stories of the gilded fields just over the next hill.

[drand11]

Yingluk tried to negotiate! But when ghe EC is in bed with the Dems, what do yoh do?

[gerry1011]

They should replace them with new directors selected from Isaan

Sent from my iPhone...

[gemini81]

Hells yeah! You can run from karma, but you can't hide PTP! Not even among the skeletons in the closet. (can't wait for the 'this is fascism if they resign" troll posts).

[kratiam]

Given the fact that many posters on this and other threads have mentioned the fact that Suthep and his crowd are anti-foreigner, I find it amazing that so many seem to want the man to get what he's aiming for.

I sincerely hope that, as we're all exiting the kingdom without our money, homes, possessions, valuables, dogs, hopes, dreams and even families, you remember to thank him for giving you the opportunity to return to your beloved home countries where you can live in style and continue failing to understand the reality of life.

If I meet any of you on the way out - watch out!

Ridiculous.......

[slapout]

The caretaker PM has again shown how unwilling she and her cronies were for any compromise in any attempt at reform, by another very simple task of conceding to a few months postponment of elections.

Who is up to oversee nationwide polling booths, for a Sunday election? The Foreign minister, DSI and the Labor minister are so busy making threats, they have no time. Doubt that any of the 3 would dare to travel to a public voting booth, much less try to direct traffic..The PM seems to have landed in this cesspoll with both designer boots, so she should be easy to follow, just follow the stench and the brown marks to the next declaration of their authority, that she or her spokespeople utter.

[smutcakes]

Checkmate Thaksin. He can now enjoy the rest of his life in Dubai. Never mind by the time the courts are finished the rest of the mafia family may want to join him.

On the way out Yingluck should have the morals and decency for once in her puppet life and with conviction cede governance and call for meaningful reform.

and then be voted back in as PM..... not a bad idea.

He will never be but if another of his lackey parties are voted back in, and are prepared to work within a reformed and strengthened law and the constitution, then I do not see a problem with that.

Edited to add that Yingluck is dead meat walking...she just not realise it yet. Her days as a PM are numbered.

To be honest i have no problem if the Shin lot never have any influence in politics again, but i just fear for the long term health of Thailand if parties are continuously 'removed' by non traditional methods. I can see a benefit if they are removed somehow, but how it can be done without setting a stupid precedent (which has been done a few times recently by both lots) needs to be sought.

Again the reform idea is a good idea, but just who and how it can carry it out which would be accepted by everyone is a question that has never been answered.

Say the Government resigned tomorrow, who would take charge? what authority would they have? etc etc I think ridding the country of the kind of politics we have now is a great idea but how can it be done and who can do it. People at all levels of Government (all sides) police (all sides) , military (all sides) and dare i say it judiciary and other check and balance institutions are so tainted that it seems impossible to be done in a way that can be accepted by a majority.

Any change of Government by the current means is simply going to be met by the exact same thing which is happening now.

I stand by my view that the only way for the country to move forward is for the Democrats or an opposition party to win in an election. They should then give more autonomy to the regions which want it, other than main things like transport, health etc and let the regions sink or swim.

[rubl]

I can't believe that they have only just realised that a quorum would not be elected and the elections would be useless.

It is the quorum that is the easiest thing to change

Change it downwards for 6 - 12 months so parliament can sit ... problem solved.

Dreadful show of ignorance from anybody saying this is not a judicial coup in the making.

Just don't be surprised if half the country rise against it if it suceeds. Failed for the past 2 years, and their attempts now are very clumsy and no pretence at anything other than getting Suthep in,.

Must be frantic now the Army not coming in. Can't BTW as the Army is as inept and corrupt as the police, we just don't see it so openly. They could not rule the country after a coup....

Changing the constitution just for the occasion, just for six-twelve more months of Shinawatra's? Now that would be a judicial coup to which the CC will not be party luckily.

So this is the most democratic approach you can think of?

[wordchild]

trying to leave out the emotion, can someone (who knows) explain the significance of this eg is it game over for the election on Sunday or could the govt just insist that the EC finds 50 more to fill the (now) vacant positions in time for Sunday?

Edited January 28, 2014 by wordchild

[Thai at Heart]

Given the fact that many posters on this and other threads have mentioned the fact that Suthep and his crowd are anti-foreigner, I find it amazing that so many seem to want the man to get what he's aiming for.

I sincerely hope that, as we're all exiting the kingdom without our money, homes, possessions, valuables, dogs, hopes, dreams and even families, you remember to thank him for giving you the opportunity to return to your beloved home countries where you can live in style and continue failing to understand the reality of life.

If I meet any of you on the way out - watch out!

Be careful what u wish for. Bear in mind it was the democrats who blocked the USA from using u tapao for some bizarre reason.

Nationalism and racism sells. It taps a visceral feeling and can unite people around nonsense ideas.

Ideas like the way to strengthen democracy is to get rid of it. Thailand will reap the whirlwind of this. They are going to make democracy martyrs out of the shinawatras.

Incredible

[gemini81]

Anarchy!!. The rebels appear to win and total chaos is the future of Thailand. Mr.Suthep is responsible, accountable for every victim of this rebellion. Any government would arrest this hooligan!

responsible for example, the thug who shot dead a protester today in front of the army hospital? red violence at ramkhampaeng and in Bang na? Only 14 posts; are you trying to get Chalerm-level credibility?

[potters]

He says

TAKE NOT MORE THAN 4 MONTHS.

Please someone tell me that we dont have to putt up

with the crap in Bangkok for 4 more months. NORMALITY PLEASE

Doubt there will be many small businesses left open if this is the case.

Wonder how much the unemployment rate has gone up since this started.

Will this make them happy and go home.

There is a great Hitler sketch in all of this somewhere if someone

can rework the ones on youtube.

I mean on both sides as well

[96tehtarp]

Did those of you who posted negative comments towards the resigned officials not see that it is a reasonable action

in the face of not being able to discharge your duties.

Maybe this will finally give enough time to the commission and to the candidates to get some work done.

Suthep has openly stated many times his plan to sabotage any election until he has first neutered Thai democracy.

I'll leave it to the courts to decide if he is guilty of sedition etc. He's already been charged. It seems like everybody has been charged, is suing, or is counter suing, or is being investigated by a special committee of (your favourite acronym here.)

However, without any protection whatsoever of the polling stations, and mob rule in the streets in Bangkok I'd probably resign too. I would do it out of disgust.

[djjamie]

The PTP were not too concerned about the loss of 93 people during the brutal terrorist uprising at the hands of the UDD. Why would they be concerned about more losses of life if an election was held. They have an agenda.

The EC don't have an agenda albeit to save lives. They speak and offer advice and guidance from a sane, rational and independent position as did the World bank, Moody's, UNHCR, Human Rights Watch, the environmentalists, global economists and IMF. All independent organizations demonized by the regime simply because they had a differing opinion which incidentally is ANOTHER principle of democracy fail by the PTP (tolerant of the different views of other groups and individuals) .

The PTP do have an agenda. To regain power no mater the loss of life or the blood on the streets.

It is encouraging to see that at least some understand that loss of life is tragic and can be avoided on the 2nd of Feb. Instead of making up excuses for the perpetrators for the deaths of poor innocent people simply for fighting for something they believed in. Each death on both sides is a tragedy and it is during trying times like this that some supporters true colors show. It is a slow slide to fanatical fundamentalism. Please be careful.

Good luck to the fighters of all the principles of democracy.

Edited January 28, 2014 by djjamie