PM Yingluck has yet to decide whether to run for second term

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PM has yet to decide whether to run for second term



BANGKOK, 27 Mar 2014, (NNT) - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has yet to decide whether she will run for a second term.

The Premier made the comment via her Facebook page amid talks of EC preparing the new round of the national polls, neither denying nor confirming speculation that she might step aside during the race to reduce political frictions.

She refused to answer questions posted by the media regarding her political future, dodging the press’s question about competing in an election for another term in the office, while stating that she would remain as the interim Prime Minister at least until the National Anti Corruption Commission reached its verdict on the rice mortgage scheme fraud case.

Nonetheless, she urged all to vote in the upcoming Senatorial election and the new round of general election, indicating in her Facebook message that the constitutional stability and administration continuity are crucial to the nation’s economic development; thus, all must set aside their differences and join hands in bringing democracy back to the nation.


-- NNT 2014-03-27

[JesseFrank]

Tomorrow someone else will decide for her

[londonthai]

she did stand for the cancelled election and the reds won at polling stations, so it looks like she will be standing and has almost a certain chance to win.

as to "reducing political frictions" she was outstanding in dealing with the street mob, offering dialogue numeral times, calling for a new election

[gemini81]

Just RUN AWAY instead puppet; you're good at (only) that ! Oh yeah, thats right, she is always in hiding and running from responsibility anyway..... Just keep running.

1. She doesn't use facebook- thats one of her handlers or someone she handles. She is incompetent in Thai and English & some facebook site has no credibility. Is that what the so-called PM is reduced to is facebook posts and a family handler dictating things via skype? The world has never seen such a set of monkeys in such a banana republic.

2. She never addresses anything directly, just says some general nonsense statement about 'be peaceful, respect the law, me woman-woman run Thailand can' etc.

3. The disgraceful toddler brained girl has been in hiding in ways that leaders don't. Goodbye soon. Happy hiding (and shopping with the graft acquired from other peoples' money).

Edited March 27, 2014 by gemini81

[NongKhaiKid]

The headline should read " PM Yingluck is waiting for her brother to decide... "

[JoeThePoster]

She's gonna run alright.

[Tatsujin]

Everybody else except Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has yet to decide whether she will run for a second term.

[Gunna]

she did stand for the cancelled election and the reds won at polling stations, so it looks like she will be standing and has almost a certain chance to win.

as to "reducing political frictions" she was outstanding in dealing with the street mob, offering dialogue numeral times, calling for a new election

I can only assume you are being sarcastic as no sensible person could believe what you have written

[bulekee]

How can you put something back that was never there in the first place ( democracy ).I forgot she is a magician "Just Like That Huh Huh"

[bulekee]

She will be confused already,being asked a multiple choice question.She can ask Oak to look at someones paper for the answer.

[londonthai]

she did stand for the cancelled election and the reds won at polling stations, so it looks like she will be standing and has almost a certain chance to win.

as to "reducing political frictions" she was outstanding in dealing with the street mob, offering dialogue numeral times, calling for a new election

I can only assume you are being sarcastic as no sensible person could believe what you have written

no, I'm serious.

you don't believe she had won 2x at elections?

you don't believe she will stand again?

you believe she didn't offer dialogue to protesters

you believe she didn't call for a new election?

[chainarong]

The Question is , whether the good lady PM wishes to continue to do the dirty work for her brother, I personally think that PM Yingluck is too nice a person to continue, the lady was given a task that turned into a nightmare (Thaskin another miss -calculation) , her personal reputation was one of the highest till this little saga, before PM Yingluck completely destroys her good name or what is left of it and tells her brother to go take a jump and go's back to what she knows best, running her own business , because as a PM you sure don't know how to run a country and neither dose your brother.

[cornishcarlos]

Why don't they just do a Facebook poll or Twitter election... Most Thai people seem to use both more than reading the news or following anything real.. The majority would vote if they could do it from there Ipad..

Problem solved.

[rubl]

she did stand for the cancelled election and the reds won at polling stations, so it looks like she will be standing and has almost a certain chance to win.

as to "reducing political frictions" she was outstanding in dealing with the street mob, offering dialogue numeral times, calling for a new election

I can only assume you are being sarcastic as no sensible person could believe what you have written

no, I'm serious.

you don't believe she had won 2x at elections?

you don't believe she will stand again?

you believe she didn't offer dialogue to protesters

you believe she didn't call for a new election?

I don't believe nonsense and half-truths.

Ms. Yingluck as party list candidate number 1 received a party list MP seat.

I have no idea if Ms. Yingluck will stand again. She said months ago to want a bit of personal peace only.

Ms. Yingluck offered dialogue to anti-government protesters in the form of "still more to follow, please go home", letting her fellow Pheu Thai MP and members call the anti-government protesters undemocratic, insurrectionists, terrorists. She even had the police get an arrest warrant for Suthep and two dozen PDRC leaders because she wanted a dialogue.

Ms. Yingluck kept telling that she had no choice but to go on with the elections, the law and so. Even after the CC ruled the government could issue a new Royal Decree to postpone electinos she continued obfuscation, foot dragging, got a group of right people together to tell her to go on so she could state "people want us to continue with the elections".

Edited March 27, 2014 by rubl

[natway09]

Well written chainarong

[lildragon]

She is not really fit to be even a puppet PM. Thaksins new proxy should have a bit more gusto.

Or he could actually let go, or pigs could fly.

[bigbamboo]

I guess she'll have to wait for her brother to inform her of her decision, just like the rest of us.

[IMA_FARANG]

Are you kididing?

She has nothing to do with the decision if she 'runs" or not.

It all depends on her instructions from "big brother" in Dubai.

Her opinion is meaningless, "big brother" makes all the decisions for litttle miss Fluffhead.

[expat888]

Just RUN AWAY instead puppet; you're good at (only) that ! Oh yeah, thats right, she is always in hiding and running from responsibility anyway..... Just keep running.

1. She doesn't use facebook- thats one of her handlers or someone she handles. She is incompetent in Thai and English & some facebook site has no credibility. Is that what the so-called PM is reduced to is facebook posts and a family handler dictating things via skype? The world has never seen such a set of monkeys in such a banana republic.

2. She never addresses anything directly, just says some general nonsense statement about 'be peaceful, respect the law, me woman-woman run Thailand can' etc.

3. The disgraceful toddler brained girl has been in hiding in ways that leaders don't. Goodbye soon. Happy hiding (and shopping with the graft acquired from other peoples' money).

You are not being fair. She is a very shopper and puts a lot of time into it.

[dickyknee]

Run? I thought she injured her ankle.

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[Artisi]

Run? I thought she injured her ankle.

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It was only a sympathy statement good for a day or two.

[djjamie]

Yes again refusing to answer questions. The caretaker leader in public office with a duty to the public to show transparency and guide and ease the anxiety of the nation is unable to address the public albeit through Facebook of which the majority of Thai's don't have access to.

She is the caretaker defense minister yet won't denounce the actions of "dismantling" (apparently the word "demolish" is too harsh a word for the terrorists on red shirt radio) army bunkers that are overlooking the NACC.

She is the caretaker PM, but won't denounce, Nattawaut, her commerce minister who would have ordered the red shirts to take the military bunker down as well as stating they will attack the NACC and kidnap 6 of the judges.

The PTP official statement stipulated they won't accept the NACC ruling against yingluck yet she indicated on her Facebook message that constitutional stability is crucial. All this indicated to me is she has serious mental health issues and has essentially answered the headline in the OP with a strong, reverberant NO. A sane person does not look at tomatoes in the North the day after a terrorist attack. A sane person does not look at the water level in a river and then tell people to do their job efficiently while the country is on the brink of civil war.

No wonder she won't do public speaking. She would fall apart, the mental disorder would show predominantly and she would not be able to answer the questions without crying.

​If anyone in Thailand can have the opportunity to ask yingluck a question ask her the following and this includes you Amanpour;

1. Nattawat is the caretaker commerce minster working under you as well as the UDD leader. Do you feel that this link would insinuate that the PTP are in fact controlling the UDD and through that projection, the armed militia as well that is starting to overrun military bunkers in Bangkok?
2. Do you feel it compromises the morality and the principles of the PTP when the commerce minister is a leader of the UDD that have opening praised the terrorist attacks in Trat as well as openly demanded succession and abdicated attacks on Bangkok if the rule of law proves you guilty?
3. Have you spoken to Nattawut about this and what have you said?
4. What do you have to say to the public to ease their concerns that this conflict could develop further into civil war?
5. ​What are your views on the UDD stating they will dismantle all the independent institutions and replace them with their own "neutral" ones?
6. The UDD approach of forming these "neutral" independent institutions is not dissimilar to what Suthep is saying in regards to the "neutral" PM scenario to oversee much needed reform yet the PTP and UDD stance on the neutral PM scenario is that it would not be workable. Why would the UDD idea of "neutral" independent institutions be workable in this context?
7. Do you feel that country needs reform? And if you were elected again could the people trust you to oversee this reform when only 3 months ago you tried to absolve 25 000 corruption cases which is what this reform is trying to stamp out?
8. You state constitutional stability is critical yet openly stated that you would not respect the NACC ruling. This seems to be self contradictory? Can you explain this to the public?
9. What is the progress on the investigation into the Trat and Bangkok terrorist attacks?

There a few of the top of my head. I am sure there would be a lot of Thai people that would love those questions answered. Some say Amanpour did a wonderful investigative piece when questioning yingluck. That was a prepared diatribe that looked more at home in advertising the PTP during the Super Bowl halftime TV add break just after the Sinfield ad and before the start of the second half.

In the words of PTP labour minister, you can behead me if these questions are asked and answered. This is why she will never ever be allowed to debate, talk in public and only have scripted interviews. She is a fragile, unstable, uninformed puppet. Not even a puppet. Puppets have more transparency with the public than her. SHe gives puppets a bad name

So to answer the OP headline….Not a f*cking chance!!

Edited March 27, 2014 by djjamie

[h90]

Just RUN AWAY instead puppet; you're good at (only) that ! Oh yeah, thats right, she is always in hiding and running from responsibility anyway..... Just keep running.

1. She doesn't use facebook- thats one of her handlers or someone she handles. She is incompetent in Thai and English & some facebook site has no credibility. Is that what the so-called PM is reduced to is facebook posts and a family handler dictating things via skype? The world has never seen such a set of monkeys in such a banana republic.

2. She never addresses anything directly, just says some general nonsense statement about 'be peaceful, respect the law, me woman-woman run Thailand can' etc.

3. The disgraceful toddler brained girl has been in hiding in ways that leaders don't. Goodbye soon. Happy hiding (and shopping with the graft acquired from other peoples' money).

Well, if we could have a look into her bank account, we would ask ourself if she is stupid or if maybe we are stupid....I guess she makes more in a day than we together in a year....

[djjamie]

Just RUN AWAY instead puppet; you're good at (only) that ! Oh yeah, thats right, she is always in hiding and running from responsibility anyway..... Just keep running.

1. She doesn't use facebook- thats one of her handlers or someone she handles. She is incompetent in Thai and English & some facebook site has no credibility. Is that what the so-called PM is reduced to is facebook posts and a family handler dictating things via skype? The world has never seen such a set of monkeys in such a banana republic.

2. She never addresses anything directly, just says some general nonsense statement about 'be peaceful, respect the law, me woman-woman run Thailand can' etc.

3. The disgraceful toddler brained girl has been in hiding in ways that leaders don't. Goodbye soon. Happy hiding (and shopping with the graft acquired from other peoples' money).

Well, if we could have a look into her bank account, we would ask ourself if she is stupid or if maybe we are stupid....I guess she makes more in a day than we together in a year....

Wealth is not necessarily a sign of intelligence and / or education. Having the right family name is.

Edited March 27, 2014 by djjamie

[stickyrice2000]

It's a political way of say "yes" if we won the election again. Just look at Mark. He'll say the same thing.

[Fryslan boppe]

"Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has yet to decide whether she will run for a second term"

She already did.

Her political opposites have self-servingly and fearfully obstructed that election and vote tabulation.

The above title a very hopeful comment by election-challenged PAD-Dem's.

[Scamper]

Of all the narratives in recent days, this is undoubtedly the silliest. Of course she wants to contest the election. She already has expressed willingness to contest an election for a second term. It is no longer theoretical. She and Chalerm and Surapong were absolutely delighted with that election. Chalerm insisted that Pheu Thai got 300 seats in parliament - his " official " count - more than the 265 seats they got the last time. Yes, it was all sugar and cream back them. Surapong had initiated a new list of countries who were beyond excitement. Seven weeks later, no one sits in parliament, even Chalerm. Yingluck has even forgotten what her office looks like. She's back though - on facebook. Democracy is alive and well on her facebook page. But one notable, shining thing had changed. She now openly acknowledges that her premiership will rest with the ruling of the NACC - and by inference a Senate vote that follows it if such an action were recommended. And that is the very first time she's done that.

[ramrod711]

Yes again refusing to answer questions. The caretaker leader in public office with a duty to the public to show transparency and guide and ease the anxiety of the nation is unable to address the public albeit through Facebook of which the majority of Thai's don't have access to.

She is the caretaker defense minister yet won't denounce the actions of "dismantling" (apparently the word "demolish" is too harsh a word for the terrorists on red shirt radio) army bunkers that are overlooking the NACC.

She is the caretaker PM, but won't denounce, Nattawaut, her commerce minister who would have ordered the red shirts to take the military bunker down as well as stating they will attack the NACC and kidnap 6 of the judges.

The PTP official statement stipulated they won't accept the NACC ruling against yingluck yet she indicated on her Facebook message that constitutional stability is crucial. All this indicated to me is she has serious mental health issues and has essentially answered the headline in the OP with a strong, reverberant NO. A sane person does not look at tomatoes in the North the day after a terrorist attack. A sane person does not look at the water level in a river and then tell people to do their job efficiently while the country is on the brink of civil war.

No wonder she won't do public speaking. She would fall apart, the mental disorder would show predominantly and she would not be able to answer the questions without crying.

​If anyone in Thailand can have the opportunity to ask yingluck a question ask her the following and this includes you Amanpour;

1. Nattawat is the caretaker commerce minster working under you as well as the UDD leader. Do you feel that this link would insinuate that the PTP are in fact controlling the UDD and through that projection, the armed militia as well that is starting to overrun military bunkers in Bangkok?
2. Do you feel it compromises the morality and the principles of the PTP when the commerce minister is a leader of the UDD that have opening praised the terrorist attacks in Trat as well as openly demanded succession and abdicated attacks on Bangkok if the rule of law proves you guilty?
3. Have you spoken to Nattawut about this and what have you said?
4. What do you have to say to the public to ease their concerns that this conflict could develop further into civil war?
5. ​What are your views on the UDD stating they will dismantle all the independent institutions and replace them with their own "neutral" ones?
6. The UDD approach of forming these "neutral" independent institutions is not dissimilar to what Suthep is saying in regards to the "neutral" PM scenario to oversee much needed reform yet the PTP and UDD stance on the neutral PM scenario is that it would not be workable. Why would the UDD idea of "neutral" independent institutions be workable in this context?
7. Do you feel that country needs reform? And if you were elected again could the people trust you to oversee this reform when only 3 months ago you tried to absolve 25 000 corruption cases which is what this reform is trying to stamp out?
8. You state constitutional stability is critical yet openly stated that you would not respect the NACC ruling. This seems to be self contradictory? Can you explain this to the public?
9. What is the progress on the investigation into the Trat and Bangkok terrorist attacks?

There a few of the top of my head. I am sure there would be a lot of Thai people that would love those questions answered. Some say Amanpour did a wonderful investigative piece when questioning yingluck. That was a prepared diatribe that looked more at home in advertising the PTP during the Super Bowl halftime TV add break just after the Sinfield ad and before the start of the second half.

In the words of PTP labour minister, you can behead me if these questions are asked and answered. This is why she will never ever be allowed to debate, talk in public and only have scripted interviews. She is a fragile, unstable, uninformed puppet. Not even a puppet. Puppets have more transparency with the public than her. SHe gives puppets a bad name

So to answer the OP headline….Not a f*cking chance!!

I think #1 should be, Where is the money? and 1a should be, Do you personally condone monk beating?

[ramrod711]

Yingluck has even forgotten what her office looks like.

Did she even know what it looked like? She was hardly ever there.

[MGP]

Everybody else except Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has yet to decide whether she will run for a second term.

You were absolutely right! Surapong has already decided for her

Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul Thursday denied that caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra would skip the next election.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Surapong-denies-Yingluck-would-skip-election-30230223.html