Small parties find MP election fees to high

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Small parties find MP election fees to high

Kasamakorn Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Minor parties yesterday complained that the Bt10,000 fee for registering MP candidates was too high, and asked that it be reduced to Bt1,000 as members of small parties were mostly underprivileged and would have trouble covering the cost.

 

They were speaking at a seminar held yesterday by the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) to gauge views in relation to organic laws on political parties and MP election.

 

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[Thechook]

It's for a select few, can't have the people taking part that's why the fees are high

[Chris Lawrence]

'If you can't find the cash, we don't want you representing us', as quoted from a person wearing a yellow shirt.

[lom]

US is soon having an election where the 325 million inhabitants can choose between 2 parties, Thailand with its 67 million inhabitants had 68 parties to choose between in the last election.

It is about time to reduce the number of small parties whos only reason for existing is to be bought up by a major party after the election.

The MP registration fee should instead be raised rather than reduced.

 

 

Edited September 29, 2016 by lom

[halloween]

14 minutes ago, lom said:

US is soon having an election where the 325 million inhabitants can choose between 2 parties, Thailand with its 67 million inhabitants had 68 parties to choose between in the last election.

It is about time to reduce the number of small parties whos only reason for existing is to be bought up by a major party after the election.

The MP registration fee should instead be raised rather than reduced.

 

 

Only americans think the world should be more like the US. The rest shudder at the thought.

BTW how much do those 2 parties spend on an election campaign?

[Srikcir]

1 hour ago, lom said:

It is about time to reduce the number of small parties

The new Mixed Members Apportionment (MMA) electoral system prescribed in the 2016 draft constitution will likely cause an increase in the number of small parties. The MMA will further fragment the effectiveness of the House and compromise the selection of a PM.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867470-mma-challenges-fairness-of-thai-elections/

Thailand will be the only nation in the world to use the MMA system.

[elgordo38]

7 hours ago, Thechook said:

It's for a select few, can't have the people taking part that's why the fees are high

Have to keep out the riff raff. 

[performance]

haha the greed of that Prayut clan and desire to keep real achievers out. I find them disgusting and disgracefull. 

 

Pretend government and the whole world knows. I wonder how he feels sitting amongst respected elected gentleman. 

[GiantFan]

Too high

[JAS21]

The Nation .. fees to high ... 

[Wilsonandson]

Have to keep out the riff raff. 

Exactly, we don't want those lower class peasants in government. We don't want the peasants living in our neighborhoods.We don't want them going to the same school that our children go to. We don't want our children to marry them and we don't want to socialize with them. We want to use the peasants as a source of inexpensive labor, and when they are finished working, we want them to go to their section of the city.

[greenchair]

They should save their money. 

Highly unlikely any one of them would get the big p job. 

Smoke and mirrors. 

[worgeordie]

If they could win a seat,I am sure they could very quickly

recoup their 10K THB.

regards worgeordie

[Brer Fox]

Should be the same price as a bar fine. That sounds like a nice number to go with.

[baboon]

12 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

Have to keep out the riff raff. 

1 Baht or 1 million Baht, what does it matter? They will only be there to execute the policies of the NCPO and carry the can for their failures. I do not understand why anyone independent would be interested in the first place. 

[Bluespunk]

12 minutes ago, baboon said:

1 Baht or 1 million Baht, what does it matter? They will only be there to execute the policies of the NCPO and carry the can for their failures. I do not understand why anyone independent would be interested in the first place. 

You can't feed at the trough if you're outside the sty. 

[candide]

16 hours ago, Srikcir said:

The new Mixed Members Apportionment (MMA) electoral system prescribed in the 2016 draft constitution will likely cause an increase in the number of small parties. The MMA will further fragment the effectiveness of the House and compromise the selection of a PM.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867470-mma-challenges-fairness-of-thai-elections/

Thailand will be the only nation in the world to use the MMA system.
 

That's right! So they are completely Incoherent!  Or is it a subtle Thai application of the Yin and Yang principle?  :)

[TPI]

On 29/09/2016 at 10:04 PM, Wilsonandson said:

Exactly, we don't want those lower class peasants in government. We don't want the peasants living in our neighborhoods.We don't want them going to the same school that our children go to. We don't want our children to marry them and we don't want to socialize with them. We want to use the peasants as a source of inexpensive labor, and when they are finished working, we want them to go to their section of the city.

Read Thai history! These are exactly the thoughts of the governing class, they've been in place for over a hundred years!

[Eric Loh]

On 29 กันยายน 2559 at 10:04 PM, Wilsonandson said:

Exactly, we don't want those lower class peasants in government. We don't want the peasants living in our neighborhoods.We don't want them going to the same school that our children go to. We don't want our children to marry them and we don't want to socialize with them. We want to use the peasants as a source of inexpensive labor, and when they are finished working, we want them to go to their section of the city.

 

Those are Chitpaz's and the PDRC lines.