The most recent post from runaway former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, which reiterated his promise to return to Thailand soon after years of living in self-imposed transportation, has received a range of responses from political parties.
Anutin Charnvirakul, the president of the Bhumjaithai Party, stated yesterday that as long as Thaksin was willing to follow Thai constitution, a return was necessary.
Rangsiman Rome, a Move Forward Party( MFP ) spokesman, said he didn’t believe it would affect support for the MFP in response to Monday’s tweet in which the 73-year-old expressed his desire to return home to care for his grandchildren.
Most people adore Thaksin, and what he said might have an effect on them. However, he added,” I’m not really sure if that will have the kind of impact to cause a political phenomenon.
The conditions of any transfer will be greatly influenced by which party leads the new government, Mr. Rangsiman continued.
Meanwhile, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the chief strategist for the southern constituencies of the United Thai Nation Party( UTN ), stated that he thought Thaksin’s repeated declarations of his impending return would serve as a constant reminder of how much people will miss Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Voters may now only be split into two groups, according to Mr. Thanakorn: those who back the Pheu Thai Party and supporters of Gen Prayut.
In the meantime, Jatuporn Prompan, the head of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship( UDD) and currently one of Pheu Thai’s most outspoken detractors, claimed that Thaksin had no reason to stay in Thailand.
Mr. Jatuporn said,” There is no need for him to confusingly ask for permission to returning home because he can always step, and immigration officers will see him there to be detained at the Bangkok Remand Prison.”