Palang Pracharat tipped to crack apart after execs quit

[webfact]

Palang Pracharat tipped to crack apart after execs quit

By The Nation

 

 

The Palang Pracharat Party (PPRP) is now being tipped to fall apart after the resignation of 18 members of its executive board, all of whom reportedly support the faction led by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

Rumours that Palang Pracharat members are unsatisfied with their current leader, Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana, have been circulating for months and were confirmed a few days ago. The mass resignation triggered a process to select a new board and leader, which must be completed within 45 days.

 

PPRP is said to be riven by infighting between several different groups, with the military faction led by the party’s chief strategist, Prawit, seeking to oust Uttama and his economic technocrats from Cabinet.

 

The move comes as Cabinet members prepare to vie for a slice of the Bt1 trillion budget allocated for economic recovery from the virus crisis.

 

Political observers say most party members want Prawit as their party leader, while PPRP secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong will be replaced by Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat.

 

The Palang Pracharat Party has always been seen as a military party, since it was formed as a political vehicle for high-ranking military officers, namely Prawit, Prayut Chan-o-cha and Anupong Paochinda.

 

Its purpose is similar to that of another military-based party, the Justice Unity Party, which was established in 1992 but ended up falling apart after its members resigned.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388997

 

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[Thaiwrath]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

The move comes as Cabinet members prepare to vie for a slice of the Bt1 trillion budget

[Susco]

I heard the PPRP party soon will also change it's logo colours to khaki green

[rkidlad]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

Palang Pracharat tipped to crack apart after execs quit

Well, it's just further confirmation (not that we didn't know anyway) that this party is here purely to serve the army and thing one and thing two. And they're only here to serve the puppet master himself.

 

Careful, coalition partners, you'll be thrown to the curb too. Keep collecting your salaries, play along with this whole big charade paid for by the tax payers, and never get any false impressions of your grandeur in this autocracy. 

 

As for the politicians who got f***** over cos they thought they had any meaningful power - welcome to the Thai voters world. Som nam na. 

[PatOngo]

Survival of the greediest! 

[YetAnother]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Palang Pracharat Party (PPRP) is now being tipped to fall apart

excellent; they played a recent part in thailand's continued downward spiral

[Creasy]

Oink !

[seajae]

as with all other govt people it all revolves entirly around how much money they can get through graft and corruption, they are not there  for the country or its people but for how much they can put in their pockets, the trillion baht budget  is going to make many of them, their families and friends rich so the knives are coming out to make sure they get in line

[Denim]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

PPRP is said to be riven by infighting between several different groups, with the military faction led by the party’s chief strategist, Prawit, seeking to oust Uttama and his economic technocrats from Cabinet.

 

It's a dog eat dog world around the trough , especially when you have over a trillion baht to divvy up.

 

Edited June 3, 2020 by Denim

[BobbyL]

It won't fall apart at all. This whole party was created to allow the junta to remain in control. All there will be is a slight reshuffle to allow people like 'jobs for the boys' Prawit to get to the forefront for more pay days.

 

The reshuffle will change absolutely nothing for the establishment that is fully running this place. 

[rkidlad]

I see Thammanat Prompow is one of the 18 who has resigned. They said they couldn't dismiss him because his conviction of smuggling heroin was done in a foreign court and his fake masters degree doesn't matter cos he has a real bachelor's degree. Now, surely this is a perfect opportunity not to reinstate him later on, right? What excuses will they make when they do? 

[BobbyL]

12 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

I see Thammanat Prompow is one of the 18 who has resigned. They said they couldn't dismiss him because his conviction of smuggling heroin was done in a foreign court and his fake masters degree doesn't matter cos he has a real bachelor's degree. Now, surely this is a perfect opportunity not to reinstate him later on, right? What excuses will they make when they do? 

My guess on Thammanat is he is one of the boys protected from the very top. A man deeply ingrained in what really goes on behind the scenes and the establishment cannot afford to oust him because of what he really knows.  

[bodga]

10 minutes ago, BobbyL said:

My guess on Thammanat is he is one of the boys protected from the very top. A man deeply ingrained in what really goes on behind the scenes and the establishment cannot afford to oust him because of what he really knows.  

Ah yes but  "accidents" can  happen anytime.

[DrTuner]

Fight of the usurpers. To the death, I hope.

[yellowboat]

It couldn't happen to a worse bunch of people. Steven100 will be the only one on this forum to shed a tear.   Can only hope their demise will reach and bring down cha cha.  

16 hours ago, webfact said:

The move comes as Cabinet members prepare to vie for a slice of the Bt1 trillion budget allocated for economic recovery from the virus crisis.

Absolutely shameful.  

[Pedrogaz]

Pigs at the trough

[Eric Loh]

4 hours ago, yellowboat said:

It couldn't happen to a worse bunch of people. Steven100 will be the only one on this forum to shed a tear.   Can only hope their demise will reach and bring down cha cha.  

Absolutely shameful.  

There is an article by Khun Voranai Vanijaka that this "coup' is about clipping the power of coalition partners namely the BJT and DP. Specifically targeted at BJT's Anutin who has been seen as number 2 candidate for PM after Prayut. How it will be done, we will have to see the outcome of the 'coup' and who are involved. Prayut is rumoured to be pulling the strings on this to extend his tenure. 

[rkidlad]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

There is an article by Khun Voranai Vanijaka that this "coup' is about clipping the power of coalition partners namely the BJT and DP. Specifically targeted at BJT's Anutin who has been seen as number 2 candidate for PM after Prayut. How it will be done, we will have to see the outcome of the 'coup' and who are involved. Prayut is rumoured to be pulling the strings on this to extend his tenure. 

Yes, they're just consolidating power into an even smaller group. The party is here to serve a few big institutions with one person pulling the strings.  The ones pushed out were pushed out because they forgot that their positions were purely ceremonial. 

[Forza2002]

Prawit isn't even a MP, how can he be head of a political party or DPM for that matter in a democratic Govt? Democratic normally means that the electorate vote them into a public office?

[Mavideol]

20 hours ago, bodga said:

Ah yes but  "accidents" can  happen anytime.

some brake failure recent accidents come to mind

[Mavideol]

21 hours ago, BobbyL said:

It won't fall apart at all. This whole party was created to allow the junta to remain in control. All there will be is a slight reshuffle to allow people like 'jobs for the boys' Prawit to get to the forefront for more pay days.

 

The reshuffle will change absolutely nothing for the establishment that is fully running this place. 

and I was hoping for the total collapse of it and looking forward new elections 555

[Rancid]

So many high quality potential leaders, its gunna be a tough decision.

[Boomer6969]

Nauseating.