Pandemic May Split Thailand’s Ruling Coalition, Says Opposition

[webfact]

Pandemic May Split Thailand’s Ruling Coalition, Says Opposition

By Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

Prayuth Chan-Ocha/Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

 

-- Pheu Thai party says the government was too slow to act

-- Anti-government protests could flare once emergency ends

 

Thailand’s ruling coalition is at risk of fracturing amid infighting stoked in part by criticism of its response to the Covid-19 induced economic crash, according to the main opposition party.

 

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s administration acted too slowly and lacked a vision for how to fight the fallout, said Sompong Amornvivat, leader of the Pheu Thai party. The next largest opposition party, Move Forward, signaled anti-government protests are likely once a state of emergency ends.

 

“We’ve seen the weakness in the coalition,” Sompong said in an interview May 22, citing tension between some of the more than a dozen parties in the bloc. “We’ve seen signs of cracks. A people’s movement, and the stability of the government, are the things to watch for.”

 

Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-24/pandemic-may-split-thailand-s-ruling-coalition-says-opposition

 

-- Bloomberg 2020 05-26

[RichardColeman]

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

The next largest opposition party, Move Forward, signaled anti-government protests are likely once a state of emergency ends.

Why do you think they keep extending the lockdown !

[Thailand]

Simply the countdown to another coup if the situation gets more out of hand as the govt are forced to relax the controls.

[scorecard]

50 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Simply the countdown to another coup if the situation gets more out of hand as the govt are forced to relax the controls.

 IMHO this could be true, but with the current PM again the PM, by order ....  

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s administration acted too slowly and lacked a vision for how to fight the fallout, said Sompong Amornvivat, leader of the Pheu Thai party. The next largest opposition party, Move Forward, signaled anti-government protests are likely once a state of emergency ends.

Hence the extension for another month... 

[Bender Rodriguez]

lockdown forever party .... every banana republic wet dream 

[phantomfiddler]

It would be nice if something positive emerged from this train wreck. Events have shown that absolute power corrupts absolutely, and my hope is the the Future Forward Party can somehow overcome the immense power structure in place who,s main function is to prevent or destroy any party that threatens their tenure ????

[cornishcarlos]

1 minute ago, phantomfiddler said:

It would be nice if something positive emerged from this train wreck. Events have shown that absolute power corrupts absolutely, and my hope is the the Future Forward Party can somehow overcome the immense power structure in place who,s main function is to prevent or destroy any party that threatens their tenure ????

 

Future Forward Party is no longer a party, has no future and won't be going forward....

[Venom]

Opposition? 

Edited May 26, 2020 by Venom

[AgMech Cowboy]

The title of this article is wrong. It should be 'Opposition, Hopes Abound Pandemic Will Split Thailand's Ruling Coalition.'

 

And it looks like more than a few of you do too.

[AgMech Cowboy]

57 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

Future Forward Party is no longer a party, has no future and won't be going forward....

Most members that can still hold office have joined/started the Move Forward Party.

[AgMech Cowboy]

1 hour ago, phantomfiddler said:

Events have shown that absolute power corrupts absolutely,

One need only to look back at the 'reign' of Taksin Shinawatra. He was a visionary and a good leader. Then he and his cronies lost their way, starting with death of the fathers and elder sons in the back of a truck whose only real crime was protesting a gas terminal/pipeline in the South and ending with throwing out the winning bid for land on Ratchadapisik, which was eventual awarded to his wife.

[Pilotman]

1 minute ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

One need only to look back at the 'reign' of Taksin Shinawatra. He was a visionary and a good leader. Then he and his cronies lost their way, starting with death of the fathers and elder sons in the back of a truck whose only real crime was protesting a gas terminal/pipeline in the South and ending with throwing out the winning bid for land on Ratchadapisik, which was eventual awarded to his wife.

Taksin is a criminal, and as corrupt as they come.  He didn't lose his way, he just acted to type. 

[Denim]

18 hours ago, Thailand said:

Simply the countdown to another coup if the situation gets more out of hand as the govt are forced to relax the controls.

 

Yes , and with gung ho brain dead Apirat just itching to show his metal , any change in government is likely to be for the worse rather than the better. They have come too far to worry about getting wet feet ( from blood ) now.

[lensta]

1 hour ago, Pilotman said:

Taksin is a criminal, and as corrupt as they come.  He didn't lose his way, he just acted to type. 

But still better than the current regime

[Baerboxer]

7 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Why do you think they keep extending the lockdown !

 

Maybe because they don't want a second wave or the complete mismanagement and appalling figures of Western governments?

[rkidlad]

1 hour ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

The title of this article is wrong. It should be 'Opposition, Hopes Abound Pandemic Will Split Thailand's Ruling Coalition.'

 

And it looks like more than a few of you do too.

Yes, most of us do. Don’t you?

[Baerboxer]

1 hour ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

The title of this article is wrong. It should be 'Opposition, Hopes Abound Pandemic Will Split Thailand's Ruling Coalition.'

 

And it looks like more than a few of you do too.

 

Indeed usual PTP speculative drivel. Hoping to stir something up from a largely apathetic electorate.

 

Anti government protests would not mean protests in favor of a Shin Klepotcracy; or granting full immunity to Thaksin and Yingluck. That's just PTP dreaming of getting the trough control back again.

 

Any future protests are more likely to be in favor of the fresh new political parties,

[stoutfella]

i didn't realise there was actually an opposition, I thought this was a one party state.

[Pilotman]

2 hours ago, lensta said:

But still better than the current regime

That's is a matter of opinion. What Thailand has now, is the best of two bad options and until something better comes along, if ever,  it is what it is. Thai history tells us that successive governments, of whatever shade  of shadiness, are just different sides of the same coin.  You always end up with the government you deserve, or are prepared to tolerate. 

[rkidlad]

6 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

That's is a matter of opinion. What Thailand has now, is the best of two bad options and until something better comes along, if ever,  it is what it is. Thai history tells us that successive governments, of whatever shade  of shadiness, are just different sides of the same coin.  You always end up with the government you deserve, or are prepared to tolerate. 

That’s why there was a coup, remember? Wipe out all the corruption, reform the police and judicial system and create a checks and balances system so future governments would be held accountable for their actions. 

 

None of this happened. The elite and the army just used this coup as excuse to rig the system completely in their favour so they could run the country with very little accountability. I mean if you think about it; why would a bunch of criminals level the system so it was fair. They’d just end up in prison themselves. 

[Pilotman]

3 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

That’s why there was a coup, remember? Wipe out all the corruption, reform the police and judicial system and create a checks and balances system so future governments would be held accountable for their actions. 

 

None of this happened. The elite and the army just used this coup as excuse to rig the system completely in their favour so they could run the country with very little accountability. I mean if you think about it; why would a bunch of criminals level the system so it was fair. They’d just end up in prison themselves. 

just the same as the last 17 military coups.  As I say, nothing new in any of this. In fact, the present bunch are a lot more balanced in their approach than previous Regimes, both military and civil. Truly civil leadership here has never existed.  The Military is just one more governing elite, as opposed to a civil elite. Same same.   

[rkidlad]

14 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

just the same as the last 17 military coups.  As I say, nothing new in any of this. In fact, the present bunch are a lot more balanced in their approach than previous Regimes, both military and civil. Truly civil leadership here has never existed.  The Military is just one more governing elite, as opposed to a civil elite. Same same.   

It’s never existed because it’s never been allowed to exist. A civil leadership is decided by the people. A military one is decided by a few people who have absolutely nothing in common with the majority. And they don’t care what anyone thinks because might is right. 

Edited May 26, 2020 by rkidlad

[digger70]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

Pandemic May Split Thailand’s Ruling Coalition, Says Opposition

Nothing new here Party Dirt and Accusations slinging is the main entertainment in the Government Parties all over the World. Worse than Kinder garden. ????

[Pilotman]

1 hour ago, rkidlad said:

It’s never existed because it’s never been allowed to exist. A civil leadership is decided by the people. A military one is decided by a few people who have absolutely nothing in common with the majority. And they don’t care what anyone thinks because might is right. 

It has been tried and didn't work. There have been 13 civil administrations here in recent history,  each one as useless and corrupt as the last and each one having to be over turned by the Military to restore some sense of stability.  It hasn't always worked but it is working so far this time. As I say, you get the leaders that  you deserve. 

  

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/20/why-does-thailand-have-so-many-coups.html

 

[rkidlad]

12 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

It has been tried and didn't work. There have been 13 civil administrations here in recent history,  each one as useless and corrupt as the last and each one having to be over turned by the Military to restore some sense of stability.  It hasn't always worked but it is working so far this time. As I say, you get the leaders that  you deserve. 

  

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/20/why-does-thailand-have-so-many-coups.html

 

No, it hasn’t been tried. It’s ended every-time those with the guns felt their positions came under threat and wanted to be at the trough. If you have absolute power and you still refuse to change the system, you are the problem. Hence the number of coups that clearly haven’t worked or changed Thailand.