webfact Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 DPM Prawit says Gen Prayut does not aspire to head national strategic panelBANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said today that the next Senate would decide whether General Prayut Chan-ocha, the prime minister and head of the National Council for Peace and Order, or anybody else would head the national strategic committee or not.He assured that the prime minister would not interfere with the Senate but merely wanted to the strategic plan to be implemented on long-term basis by the governments in the future.The deputy prime minister said he was not worried that there might be problems during the transition period, pointing out that the government had done its best in the past two years and would keep doing.Regarding the national strategic committee, he insisted that it was not definite yet that the plan would last up to 20 years. The timeframe is just a broad guideline, he said.Personally, the deputy prime minister said he felt the national strategic committee was unnecessary during the transition period but the government and the NCPO merely wanted to see the country is in peace so it can move forward.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/152894 -- Thai PBS 2016-02-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Yeh right. And he never wanted to be PM either and it was just a coincidence that the people he personally chose elected him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgesAbitbol Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Not need to interfere with the Senate as it will not be elected but hand picked and obviously chose for their sense of "what is right...for us the people of Thailand" The next charter will give the Senate and the military veto and weaken the government... Edited February 29, 2016 by GeorgesAbitbol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtom Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Yeh right. And he never wanted to be PM either and it was just a coincidence that the people he personally chose elected him. And he didn't want to stay in power for more than 1 year and not start any big projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Prayut could decide to become a senator or run for PM. After all, NIDA says he has a 98% approval rating. Whatever Prayut's options, I doubt he'll stay out of politics. He's enjoyed the political power way too much to become just a retired general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Says one thing = they mean the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Me thinks a close relative will surfice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Me thinks a close relative will surfice What, nepotism in Thailand?? I'll have you know that this has been eradicated by the selfless junta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Prawit is doing a lot of talking instead of his boss. Perhaps a prelude to some game changer. Lots of rumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Prawit is doing a lot of talking instead of his boss. Perhaps a prelude to some game changer. Lots of rumor.I have read that Prawit has a larger power base than Prayut. Prayut is part of an insurgent faction of the Army. Not necessarily accepted, but tolerated for its "usefulness" in maintaining the grip of the military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 The supreme leader also said, back then, that he had no intentions of becoming the PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 No I don't want the job . OK then if you really insist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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