PM remains committed to roadmap timetable: government spokesman

[webfact]

PM remains committed to roadmap timetable: government spokesman

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has reiterated that the political roadmap remains unchanged with the election scheduled to be held at the end of this year, said government spokesman Lt-Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd on Tuesday.

 

Apparently in response to a recent statement by members of the National Legislative Assembly that the assembly may not be able to pass all the charter-mandated organic laws until next year which will make it impossible for the election to be held this year in accordance with the government’s roadmap, Sansern said the government could not say anything on behalf of the NLA.

 

But as far as the government is concerned, he stressed that the prime minister still sticks to the political roadmap and the original schedule that the election is to be held this year.

 

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-remains-committed-roadmap-timetable-government-spokesman/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-01-04

[Raymonddiaz]

testing the waters????

[leeneeds]

Fiscal policy will be used stretched, bent and woven, 

where possible and added too!

 

"Real knowledge is to know the extent

of ones ignorance"

Confucius 479 bc

 

 

 

[Thechook]

"the prime minister still sticks to the political roadmap and the original schedule that the election is to be held this year."

 

The original schedule was 2015, 2016 now 2017.  So when you miss the schedule just create a new original schedule.

[BigBadGeordie]

Not been awake long and got all excited when I misread the headline.

PM committed.

More coffee required I think.

[yellowboat]

How is there a commitment without a schedule?  Without a schedule, deadline things do not happen.  Mind you if the reforms are anything like article 44, then perhaps Thailand should stay a rudderless amusement.  Either way the Thai people are at the army's mercy.  

Edited January 4, 2017 by yellowboat

[TheFishman1]

Sure he does TIT

[waldroj]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Prayut...has reiterated that the political roadmap remains unchanged with the election scheduled to be held at the end of this year.

 

Ah, here we have Pontius Prayut ostensibly washing his hands of any responsibility, should the elections not take place at the end of this year.

If elections don't happen this year, he can now justifiably lay the blame squarely at the feet of the NLA, as its members have been suggesting that "...the assembly may not be able to pass all the charter-mandated organic laws until next year which will make it impossible for the election to be held this year in accordance with the government’s roadmap...".

 

Whether or not they pass all the laws before the election is really a moot point, as Section 268 of the junta-named "people's" Constitution quite succinctly tells us that:

 

Election of members of the House of Representatives under this Constitution shall be held within one hundred and fifty days as from the date the organic laws under Section 267 (1), (2), (3) and (4) have come into force.

 

And, these four laws under Section 267 (which have already had substantial work done on them by the CDC) are:

(1) the Organic Act on Election of Members of the House of Representatives;
(2) the Organic Act on Acquisition of Members of the Senate;
(3) the Organic Act on the Election Commission;
(4) the Organic Act on Political Parties.

 

So, if the election does not take place this year, it can be argued that Prayut is not the one responsible, and the Thai people should clearly see who should be crucified for the delay !!!

 

 

 

[tigermoth]

How bloody long does it take to set up an election?? What the hell are these chartyer mandated "organic" laws. The charter should have no effect on the election. In western countries where ruling governments are defeated it takes about 2 to 3 months. These clowns have had a couple of years. More total bullshit coming out of their mouths.

[tomacht8]

I also do not understand why it takes so long, or they try to reinvent the wheel?
The laws of all countries in the world are digitized.
In the Internet age: Copy, Translate and Paste.
All they need to do, is to select the appropriate laws and rewrite them.
 

[smedly]

PM remains committed to road safety timetable: government spokesman

 

 

a headline I would also like to see

[smedly]

2 hours ago, tigermoth said:

How bloody long does it take to set up an election

How bloody long does it take to fix Thailand and who is going to do it

[arrowsdawdle]

PSYOPS double-speak, disinformation, misinformation. Everything is on track and remains the same except for the elections and that doesn't count because the people we appointed are in charge of that.

[Eric Loh]

2 hours ago, waldroj said:

 

 

If elections don't happen this year, he can now justifiably lay the blame squarely at the feet of the NLA, as its members have been suggesting that "...

 

 

 

He can also said that he didnt say that he remains committed and the government spokesman misquoted him. Why dont he arrange a press conference and say that he is committed to the election roadmap. His credibility sinks lower each day. 

[realenglish1]

I suspect if the PM does not adhere to the so called Road Map the Thai people will be VERY upset

We shall see Time will tell

[debate101]

There will eventually be elections, but they'll drag their feet as long as possible to pass as much restrictive legislation as they can in the meantime, negotiate with politicians to jump ship, figure out how to sell a vote overseen by a military strongman with absolute power in which speech and assembly are limited to the world as legitimate , and figure out how to sell the Thai public on the idea that he will be the "elected" leader for at least the next 8 years...

[Srikcir]

14 hours ago, waldroj said:

Section 268 of the junta-named "people's" Constitution

... is also moot until the constitution is submitted by Prayut for royal endorsement to become the law of the land. That likely won't happen until the NLA completes all the necessary organic acts. Prayut controls the timetable no matter who he deflects it to.