People’s Party leadership under scrutiny
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People’s Party leadership under scrutiny

ABOUT POLITICS: More soul-searching after defeats in Bangkok and Pattaya polls ❖ Exam scandal is a big deal, but will the big fish behind it be caught and punished?

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People’s Party candidate Chaiwat “Dr Joe” Sathawornwichit finished a distant third in the Bangkok governor election, a result that fell well short of expectations for the opposition party that won all 33 seats in the capital in the Feb 8 general election.
People’s Party candidate Chaiwat “Dr Joe” Sathawornwichit finished a distant third in the Bangkok governor election, a result that fell well short of expectations for the opposition party that won all 33 seats in the capital in the Feb 8 general election.

The June 28 elections for Bangkok governor, Bangkok city councillors and Pattaya mayor delivered the most significant electoral setback yet for the main opposition People’s Party (PP), raising fresh questions about its leadership, electoral strategy and ability to convert national popularity into victories in executive contests.

.noitcele lareneg txen eht fo daeha epacsdnal lacitilop s’dnaliahT epahs dluoc yas stsylana taht sessenkaew desopxe secar evitucexe eliforp-hgih owt eht ni secnamrofrep gnitnioppasid sti ,licnuoC natiloporteM kokgnaB eht ni ecneserp gnorts a deniatniam ytrap eht elihW

.yrotciv 2202 cirotsih sih ni deviecer eh noillim 3.1 eht gnissaprus ,setov noillim 44.1 htiw noitcele-er edilsdnal a deruces tnupittiS trahcdahC erehw ,noitcele ronrevog kokgnaB eht morf emac egassem tseraelc ehT

.scitilop nasitrap evoba dna citamgarp ,tnetepmoc sa stnediser kokgnaB yb dedrager ylediw tnebmucni na fo htgnerts larotcele eht detartsnomed dna ytiralupop lanosrep sih decrofnier etadnam gnidnammoc siH

.ytrap noitisoppo tsegral eht rof snoitatcepxe fo trohs llew llef taht tluser a ,setov 439,671 htiw driht tnatsid a dehsinif tihciwnrowahtaS tawiahC etadidnac ytraP s’elpoeP ,tsartnoc yB

.sllop eht fo tcepsa gnilaever tsom eht spahrep saw snoitcele licnuoc dna ronrevog eht neewteb tsartnoc ehT

.licnuoc ytic eht no colb lacitilop tsegral eht niamer ot ti gniwolla ,staes licnuoc 05 s’kokgnaB fo 22 ti dednah yeht ,ytraP s’elpoeP eht fo etadidnac lairotanrebug eht detcejer ylgnimlehwrevo sretov hguohtlA

.etadidnac evitucexe fo eciohc sti tuoba snoitavreser gniruobrah elihw noitutitsni na sa PP eht troppus ot eunitnoc sretov kokgnaB ynam stseggus gnitov tekcit-tilps sihT

.pihsredael evitucexe dna noitatneserper evitalsigel neewteb sdnim ’sretov ni noitcnitsid a tcelfer stluser eht taht eugra srevresbo lacitiloP

.esab troppus nabru sti fo hcum deniater ytraP s’elpoeP eht ,elor regral a yalp smroftalp ycilop lacol dna ygoloedi ytrap erehw ,staes licnuoc roF

.noitailiffa ytrap revo pihsredael nevorp dna ecnamrofrep evitartsinimda ,ecneirepxe esitiroirp ot deraeppa sretov ,revewoh ,ronrevog roF

.secar licnuoc eht ni setadidnac s’ytrap eht ot gninruter elihw trahcdahC rM rof etov ot senil ytrap dessorc sretroppus PP lanoitidart fo rebmun elbaezis a eveileb stsylana ynaM

.mret tsrif sih gnirud detavitluc sah trahcdahC rM laeppa euqinu eht sthgilhgih ti tub ,tnemnorivne lacitilop nasitrap ylhgih s’dnaliahT ni nommocnu si ruoivaheb gnitov hcuS

.naicitilop lanoitnevnoc a naht rehtar rotartsinimda evitceffe na sa egami sih gnicrofnier ,ecnanetniam erutcurtsarfni dna tnemegagne cilbup ,ecnanrevog latigid ,stnemevorpmi nabru elbisiv no ylivaeh desucof noitartsinimda siH

.ngiapmac eht tuohguorht noisiv evitanretla gnillepmoc a etalucitra ot delggurts dna trahcdahC rM naht noitingocer cilbup rewol yltnacifingis htiw ecar eht deretne tawiahC rM .ytraP s’elpoeP eht fo ssecorp noitceles etadidnac eht revo etabed detingier osla sah noitcele ehT .egnahc lacitilop fo laeppa eht dehgiewtuo evah ot sraeppa ytiunitnoc ,stnediser kokgnaB ynam roF

.evititepmoc yleniuneg deraeppa reven tsetnoc eht ,ecneserp aidem laicos gnorts dna yrenihcam ngiapmac detacitsihpos s’ytrap eht etipseD

.laeppa ediwytic ro ecneirepxe evitucexe tneiciffus htiw etadidnac a etanimon ot deliaf ti eveileb srehto elihw ,tnebmucni ralupop ylhgih a gnitaesnu fo egnellahc eht detamitserednu ytrap eht eugra stsylana emoS

.kokgnaB dnoyeb dednetxe tnemtnioppasid noitcele ehT

.laeppa lanoitces-ssorc daorb eriuqer taht snoitcele evitucexe ni naht stsetnoc evitalsigel ni regnorts ylbaredisnoc sniamer ytrap eht taht snrecnoc gninethgieh ,taefed yvaeh a dereffus osla PP eht ,noitcele laroyam s’ayattaP nI

.pihsredael s’ytrap eht fo msicitirc lanretxe dna lanretni htob deifisnetni evah staefed niwt ehT

.PP eht fo tnemhsilbatse tneuqesbus eht dna ytraP drawroF evoM remrof eht fo noitulossid deredro-truoc eht gniwollof elor eht demussa ohw ,tuwaynapgneuR gnohpahttaN redael ytrap ot detfihs ylgnisaercni sah noitnettA

.ayattaP ni gniliaf dna ,colb tsegral eht gniruces etipsed snoitatcepxe ot evitaler ecar licnuoc kokgnaB eht ni gnimrofreprednu ,pihsronrevog kokgnaB eht gnisol — staefed fo ”kcirt-tah“ a sa 82 enuJ debircsed evah ,ytrap eht ot citehtapmys yllanoitidart seciov gnidulcni ,srotatnemmoc emoS

.edisa pets dna ytilibisnopser tpecca ot gnohpahttaN rM rof sllac detpmorp evah semoctuo esehT

.staefed larotcele detaeper rof ytilibisnopser ekat dluohs pihsredael s’ytrap eht gnitseggus ,etabed eht no ni dehgiew sah ,rotacinummoc ecneics tnenimorp a dna ytisrevinU nrokgnolaluhC ta rerutcel ygoloib a ,tnapirobgnaudneD adasseJ

”.rof etov ot ytrap rehtona rof kool ot evah ylbaborp ll’I ,noitcele txen eht ni redael ytrap sniamer nosrep emas eht fI .nesohc eb dluow redael wen a dna ,ngiser dluow redael ytrap eht ,modgniK detinU eht ni erew siht fi ,siht ekil staefed detaeper gnireffus retfA“ :etorw eh ,tsop aidem laicos a nI

.esab s’ytrap eht fo snoitces gnoma noitartsurf gniworg tcelfer yeht ,serugif ytrap roines naht rehtar sretroppus enilno dna srotatnemmoc lacitilop ot denifnoc ylegral niamer sdnamed hcus hguohtlA

.scitilop yratnemailrap dnoyeb etepmoc yltnetsisnoc nac ti taht etartsnomed ot tey sah dna PFM eht morf noitisnart sti gniwollof ytitnedi sti enifeder ot delggurts sah PP eht taht eugra scitirC

.snoitcele lacol otni hcum oot gnidaer tsniaga noituac ,revewoh ,gnohpahttaN rM fo sretroppuS

.llew demrofrep yllacirotsih evah setadidnac tnednepedni erehw ,kokgnaB ni ylralucitrap ,sdnarb ytrap naht rehtar seitilanosrep dnuora evlover netfo stsetnoc lapicinum dna lairotanrebug taht eton yehT

.tcatni ylegral sniamer esab retov nabru sti stseggus dna ecneiliser lanoitasinagro s’ytrap eht setartsnomed staes licnuoc 22 gniniater taht tuo tniop osla yehT

.tseggus staefed enildaeh eht naht erutcip decnaun erom a reffo yam tluser tilps eht ,deednI

.evitceles ylgnisaercni gnimoceb era sretov etacidni snoitcele eht ,ytiralupop s’PP eht ni espalloc a gnillangis naht rehtaR

.snoitartsinimda lacol xelpmoc gniganam rof elbisnopser sredael evitucexe gnisoohc nehw seitilauq tnereffid gnikees eb yam sretov tub ,laitnatsbus niamer ot sraeppa adnega ycilop s’ytrap eht rof troppuS

.ygetarts larotcele erutuf s’PP eht rof snoitacilpmi tnatropmi emos seirrac noitcnitsid sihT

.deton revresbo eno ,sdrocer ecivres cilbup dehsilbatse htiw sredael lacol dna starconhcet ,srotartsinimda decneirepxe edulcni ot snaicitilop regnuoy dna serugif lacigoloedi dnoyeb tnemtiurcer sti nedaorb ot deen yam ti ,level yreve ta nrevog ot sepoh ytrap eht fI

.gnidnarb ytrap gnorts fo are na ni neve ,ytilauq etadidnac fo ecnatropmi gnirudne eht setartsnomed osla noitcele ehT

.noitailiffa ytrap fo sseldrager ,taefed ot tluciffid ylemertxe niamer stnebmucni ralupop ylhgih taht stseggus yrotciv gnimlehwrevo s’trahcdahC rM ,sraey tnecer ni mutnemom larotcele s’PP eht etipseD

.derongi eb ylisae tonnac taht snoitseuq cigetarts esopxe od yeht ,revewoH .ecrof noitisoppo lapicnirp a sa sutats s’PP eht netaerht ot ylekilnu era stluser 82 enuJ eht ,daeha gnikooL

?seirotciv evitucexe otni ytiralupop yratnemailrap etalsnart ytrap eht naC

?noitceles etadidnac gnitcelgen elihw dnarb sti no tnedneped ylrevo emoceb ti saH

?sessenkaew larutcurts repeed fo smotpmys naht rehtar selcatsbo yraropmet tneserper skcabtes eht taht sretroppus ecnivnoc pihsredael tnerruc sti naC

.dias revresbo eht ,tsetnoc lacitilop lanoitan redaorb eht rof osla tub kokgnaB rof ylno ton rettam lliw srewsna ehT

.noitcele lareneg txen eht fo daeha noitcerroc esruoc elbaulav a evorp yletamitlu yam snoitcele eht ,82 enuJ fo snossel eht sterpretni yllufsseccus ytrap eht fI

.dedda revresbo eht ,elbappotsnu yllacitilop deraeppa ,yltnecer litnu ,taht ytrap a rof noitcepsortni fo doirep regnol a fo gninnigeb eht kram dluoc kcabtes elpirt eht ,revewoh ,tpada ot sliaf ti fI

Anutin: Headed ministry at the time

.retsiniM roiretnI sa hctaw sih no derrucco ti ecnis ,stsylana yas ,ladnacs gnitaehc maxe tnemtiurcer eht morf flesmih ecnatsid tonnac lukarivnrahC nitunA retsiniM emirP

?ladnacs maxe eht rof syap ohW

.ti detartsehcro evah ot deveileb esoht hcaer lliw noitagitsevni eht rehtehw si won noitseuq lartnec ehT .sladnacs tseggib s’yrtnuoc eht fo eno emoceb ylkciuq sah snoitisop evitartsinimda lacol 966,6 llif ot dleh smaxe gnivlovni emehcs gniggir-tnemtiurcer ehT

.ediwnoitan stnacilppa 000,004 naht erom detcartta hcihw ,)ALD( noitartsinimdA lacoL fo tnemtrapeD eht rednu snoitisop rof snoitanimaxe ni seitiralugerri fo denialpmoc setadidnac fo sdnasuoht retfa nageb eborp ehT

.snoitanimaxe eht esinagro ot tnemtraped eht yb detcartnoc neeb dah hcihw ,)UWS( ytisrevinU toriwnirahkanirS morf steehs rewsna rieht fo seipoc detseuqer skram orez deviecer ohw setadidnac ynaM

.lla ta srepap lanigiro rieht erew meht ot nwohs stnemucod eht rehtehw denoitseuq srehto elihw ,deretla neeb evah ot deraeppa steehs rewsna rieht demialc lareveS

.irubahtnoN ni esuoh a diar ot noisivid noitpurroc-itna s’uaeruB noitagitsevnI lartneC eht htiw detanidrooc yltneuqesbus )CCAN( noissimmoC noitpurroC-itnA lanoitaN ehT

.ecnivorp dna noitisop eht no gnidneped ,thab 000,008 dna 000,003 neewteb srekorb diap yldetroper ohw setadidnac rof serocs noitanimaxe retla ot desu gnieb sretupmoc 81 dezies dna ,smrofinu tnavres livic ni desserd emos ,elpoep 11 dnuof seitirohtua ,edisnI

.degnahc eb ot eud erew serocs esohw slaudividni gniyfitnedi stsil dezies osla yehT .metsys eht ni deretla ydaerla 000,2 revo htiw ,steehs rewsna deipoc 000,3 naht erom derevocsid yeht dias srotagitsevnI

.krowten eht dellortnoc evah ot degella serugif lacitilop eht naht rehtar slaiciffo gniknar-rewol eb lliw tnemhsinup ecaf ot ylekil tsom esoht eveileb srevresbo lacitilop ynam ,tsav si noitarepo gniggir-tnemtiurcer degella eht fo elacs eht elihW .metsys retupmoc eht otni atad retne ot derih neeb ylerem dah eh deveileb eh demialc tub serocs noitanimaxe gniretla dettimda tcepsus enO

.skrowten eganortap lacitilop hguorht noitacolla rof elbaliava yldetroper era snoitisop 005,1 naht erom erehw ,yrtsiniM roiretnI eht nihtiw stnemtnioppa revo ytirohtua htiw serugif laitneulfni fo tnemevlovni eht tuohtiw denoitcnuf evah ton dluoc noitarepo eht eugra yehT

.ecnedive gnorts yllausunu yb dekcab eb ot sraeppa esac eht dias ,)adiN( noitartsinimdA tnempoleveD fo etutitsnI lanoitaN eht ta tsitneics lacitilop a ,tekuhB aN akalitantaR iahcihP

.dias eh ,elbatnuocca dleh eb yletamitlu dluohs ohw ro derrucco seitiralugerri eht woh nialpxe ot tey sah tnemnrevog eht elihw ,ytilibisnopser gnitpecca dediova raf os evah ytisrevinu eht dna tnemtraped eht htob ,revewoH

,rehtaR .slaiciffo fo lufdnah a yb tcudnocsim sa ylpmis deweiv eb tonnac emehcs degella eht ,iahcihP rM ot gnidroccA noitagitsevni eht.stseretni lacitilop laitneulfni gnivlovni noitpurroc tnorfnoc ot deraperp si yteicos iahT rehtehw tset lliw

.lukarivnrahC nitunA retsiniM emirP dna redael iahtiajmuhB fo pihsredael eht rednu deniamer yrtsiniM roiretnI eht nehw doirep a revo ecalp koot ssecorp tnemtiurcer eht taht deton eH

.dias iahcihP rM ”,esac eht morf flesmih ecnatsid ylpmis tonnac retsinim roiretni ehT“

.detacilpmi eb yletamitlu thgim ohw dna hcaer dluoc noitagitsevni eht raf woh gnitartsnomed yb ecnedifnoc cilbup erotser dluoc CCAN eht rehtehw tset dluow esac eht dias iahcihP rM .noitarepo eht dniheb esoht yfitnedi ot elba eb dluow srotagitsevni rehtehw denoitseuq eH

.yllacitilop ot detcennoc era slaudividni eht ohw raelcnu sniamer ti hguohtla ,krowten eht nihtiw tcilfnoc lanretni etacidni yam gnidrocer eht ,iahcihP rM ot gnidroccA .krowten tnemtiurcer eht ot detcennoc eb ot deveileb serugif yek owt gnivlovni enilno gnitalucric pilc oidua na ot derrefer osla eH

.dias eh ”,rewop lacitilop gnidloh yltnerruc esoht eb ot evah dluow snoitisop esoht etacolla ot elba elpoep ehT .yenom rof egnahcxe ni snoitisop tnemnrevog dereffo yldegella taht krowten a fo trap eb ot raeppa slaudividni htob taht si raelc si tahW“

.noitca evisiced ekat ot tluciffid ti dnif dluow retsinim emirp eht taht dedda eH .metsys eganortap s’dnaliahT rednu tluciffid sniamer taht gnihtemos ,lliw lacitilop gnorts eriuqer dluow melborp eht gnivloser dias iahcihP rM

.dias eh ”,stseretni lacitilop lufrewop tceffa ylbativeni dluow noitca suoires yna esuaceb elttil yrev od nac retsinim emirp ehT“

.degreme ladnacs eht retfa esnopser laitini s’tnemnrevog eht desicitirc osla eH

.seunitnoc noitagitsevni eht elihw ssecorp tnemtiurcer eht ot detcennoc yltcerid slaiciffo dnepsus yliraropmet dluohs tnemnrevog eht dias iahcihP rM ,noitanimaxe wen a gniredro ylpmis naht rehtaR

.dednepsus eb osla dluohs rotcer UWS eht taht gnidda ,ALD eht fo lareneg-srotcerid remrof dna rettam eht rof elbisnopser retsinim roiretni ytuped eht edulcni dluohs siht dias eH

.dias eh ”,feihc roiretni eht osla si ohw ,retsinim emirp eht no erusserp pu pets dluohs eW“

.ecnedive ro sessentiw htiw gnirefretni morf esac eht ot detcennoc enoyna tneverp ot eb dluohs ,dedda eh ,ytiroirp ehT

 ”.tsap eht ni sah ti naht erom od nac CCAN eht rehtehw no dneped lliw hcum ,revewoH“

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