Korn outlines five reasons why new-generation politicians should join his Kla Party

[webfact]

Korn outlines five reasons why new-generation politicians should join his Kla Party

By THE NATION

 

 

The leader of Kla (bold) Party, Korn Chatikavanij, made an appeal to the new generation to join the newly launched party.

 

The party was recently accredited by the Election Commission of Thailand after it was officially launched in February.

 

In a post on his Facebook on Wednesday (July 8), Korn laid out five reasons why new generation politicians should join his party;

“First, by joining Kla Party, you are enabling a new party to build a creative atmosphere in the Thai political landscape.

 

"Secondly, we allow our members to take part in our five main missions: Creating a new economy for all, building modern agriculture, providing career-focused education, classifying quality of life as a human right, and weaponising soft power.

 

“Thirdly, all members can participate in party meetings.

 

"Fourthly, all members can cast primary votes for MP candidates in their areas.

 

"Lastly, all members can apply to be a candidate for election if they are qualified,” he added.

 

Former finance minister and Democrat Party ex-MP Korn launched Kla Party on Valentine’s day (February 14) this year amid rumours of an internal row within the Democrat Party. Former Bangkok MP Attawit Suwanpakdee also left the party with him and is now serving as Kla Party’s secretary-general.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30390998

 

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[Thaiwrath]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

"Lastly, all members can apply to be a candidate for election if they are qualified,” he added.

But, if you become a threat to Prayut's regime, you will be banned from politics for life.

[Lemonltr]

5 vague reasons. Not a single concrete proposal. 

[bannork]

Korn and Attawit, 2 hi-so politicians who backed the Bangkok shutdown and are hoping for support from the young.

Forget it.

[Mr Meeseeks]

Has he ever been in a party that has won a general election?

[TooBigToFit]

He's a lingering do-nothing who supports coups and all the things that keep the people of Thailand down. The best thing the young can do is get rid of people like him.

[phantomfiddler]

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

But, if you become a threat to Prayut's regime, you will be banned from politics for life.

Sad but true ???? plus systematic harassment by the tax department for the rest of their natch ????

[johng]

2 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Has he ever been in a party that has won a general election?

Yes  twice in a row   and then  once again before being ousted by the present usurpers

[Dumbastheycome]

4 hours ago, Lemonltr said:

5 vague reasons. Not a single concrete proposal. 

Perhaps  rather than applying a dictate to new members the ideology appeal is to develop proposals ?

As in a democratic  sense? Just maybe?

[bannork]

22 minutes ago, johng said:

Yes  twice in a row   and then  once again before being ousted by the present usurpers

His party, The Democrats, have never won an election with Korn. 

He supported the present usurpers in ousting the previous government.

[bannork]

22 minutes ago, johng said:

Yes  twice in a row   and then  once again before being ousted by the present usurpers

His party, The Democrats, have never won an election with Korn. 

He supported the present usurpers in ousting the previous government.

[johng]

16 minutes ago, bannork said:

His party, The Democrats, have never won an election with Korn. 

He supported the present usurpers in ousting the previous government.

Sorry misread  as "has there ever been a party"   time for some ( medicinal reading ) beer I think ????

[Misterwhisper]

If Mr. Korn supposes he is a paradigm of a "new generation politician", then I'm afraid that party is doomed from the start. His past track record of "old generation politics" is not exactly very reassuring.

Edited July 9, 2020 by Misterwhisper

[holy cow cm]

Well if the Junta decides to eat up Korn and then digests them, you will be able to see them clearly come out of the other end when being dumped out.

[CALSinCM]

If the Millennials and GenXers jump on board, I wonder if the party will last to the end of the year.

[MisterTee]

5 hours ago, bannork said:

Korn and Attawit, 2 hi-so politicians who backed the Bangkok shutdown and are hoping for support from the young.

Forget it.

No, I'm not going to forget it.

You're way out in left field.

   Don't post such callow opinions.

   What you think is not the issue.

   The facts are the issue.

   If you don't know the facts, you simply       do not know.

   Ignorant or manipulated emotion is not     a basis for arriving at truth.

[MisterTee]

As finance minister under Abhisit he was competent and honest.

[Misterwhisper]

57 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

Well if the Junta decides to eat up Korn and then digests them, you will be able to see them clearly come out of the other end when being dumped out.

They should adopt a party motto like "We fail where Future Forward didn't succeeded either."

[holy cow cm]

2 minutes ago, Misterwhisper said:

They should adopt a party motto like "We fail where Future Forward didn't succeeded either."

The Regime is just foul dirty pool. I like how the four top PPP were just basically chewed up and c-rapped out.

[A1Str8]

I don't mean to be mean, but don't worry about the political party.

Politicians are a disappearing species.

[bannork]

49 minutes ago, MisterTee said:

As finance minister under Abhisit he was competent and honest.

 

1 hour ago, MisterTee said:

No, I'm not going to forget it.

You're way out in left field.

   Don't post such callow opinions.

   What you think is not the issue.

   The facts are the issue.

   If you don't know the facts, you simply       do not know.

   Ignorant or manipulated emotion is not     a basis for arriving at truth.

The facts are he has no popular base support, cruelly seen in the election for Democratic leader.

As Finance Minister, I have heard the staff preferred his successor, Nevin, who always asked his staff to elaborate when he didn't fully grasp an issue. 

Never mind, the next election will reveal his level of support.

[MisterTee]

35 minutes ago, bannork said:

 

The facts are he has no popular base support, cruelly seen in the election for Democratic leader.

As Finance Minister, I have heard the staff preferred his successor, Nevin, who always asked his staff to elaborate when he didn't fully grasp an issue. 

Never mind, the next election will reveal his level of support.

You're right, Korn has no popular base.

   Thaksin has always been the populist, doing whatever he could to get and retain power for himself and his clan.

   Korn seems to have a degree of integrity that is conspicuous by its absense in so many other Thai politicians.

[bannork]

1 hour ago, MisterTee said:

You're right, Korn has no popular base.

   Thaksin has always been the populist, doing whatever he could to get and retain power for himself and his clan.

   Korn seems to have a degree of integrity that is conspicuous by its absense in so many other Thai politicians.

If he had integrity he would not have joined the coup supporters.  

[MisterTee]

2 hours ago, bannork said:

If he had integrity he would not have joined the coup supporters.  

Hogwash.

Tell me again how many military coups there have been since 1932.

Thailand never had a functioning democracy to look back on.

Civilian kleptocracies alternating with military dictatorships have been the reality for the Thai people.

It is for them to change it or live with it.

 

  

[bannork]

1 hour ago, MisterTee said:

Hogwash.

Tell me again how many military coups there have been since 1932.

Thailand never had a functioning democracy to look back on.

Civilian kleptocracies alternating with military dictatorships have been the reality for the Thai people.

It is for them to change it or live with it.

 

  

The Thai people have consistently voted for Thaksin supported parties, only to see them overthrown by coups or dissolved by the courts.

Korn himself supported the anti democratic actions led by Suthep precedting the last coup.

There is no integrity in such actions, merely self interest.