A move that could backfire

Paetongtarn: Controlled by Thaksin?
Paetongtarn: Controlled by Thaksin?

Observers speculated that Pheu Thai might not have considered the consequences of disbanding Gen Prawit Wongsuwon’s group under the leadership of Capt. Thamanat Prompow while sidelining the Palang Pracharath Party ( PPRP ) leader’s ( PPRP ) faction from the coalition.

The conflict between the group leader and former PPRP secretary-general Capt Thamanat is seen as beyond maintenance and has potential repercussions for Pheu Thai.

According to the spectators, the scattered PPRP has officially initiated a spacecraft into Capt Thamanat’s alleged connections with a group “outsider”, a guide to Thaksin Shinawatra, who is widely regarded as Pheu Thai’s de facto leader.

Capt Thamanat is accused of allowing an observer to stifle the interests of the group, leading to heavy groups within the organization.

He and his group of at least 20 PPRP MPs have severed relations with the group and joined Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s state. Gen Prawit has been drawn into the opposition station as a result of this issue.

Thaksin is believed to be behind Pheu Thai’s decision to eliminate Gen Prawit’s party from the fresh partnership.

The former prime minister’s office minister, who is the father of Ms. Paetongtarn, believes Gen. Prawit orchestrated a group of former lawmakers ‘ complaint to the Constitutional Court to nominate ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as prime minister’s office secretary.

Pheu Thai MPs apparently reacted badly to Gen Prawit’s absence from the vote to elect Ms. Paetongtarn as prime minister and the vote to elect Mr. Srettha next month.

According to Olarn Thinbangtieo, a social science professor at Burapha University in Chon Buri state, the investigation into Capt Thamanat and the outside intervention in PPRP politics is shaping up to be an intriguing growth.

Despite the catastrophic split, Capt Thamanat and his team chose not to be expelled, which is probably why the PPRP chose to do so. They would have been able to resign as MPs after being exposed, which would have allowed them to form a new group.

The PPRP is alleged to favor it this way. Capt Thamanat has the option of either leaving the party and losing his MP position. Starting might suggest that he is allowing a party-run individual like Thaksin to control things.

” With him around, the PPRP you take action against Capt Thamanat, Thaksin and the ruling party, “he said.

According to his involvement in state affairs, Thaksin is widely perceived as a risk to the authorities led by his own daughter.

According to Mr Olarn, one damning accusation filed with the Election Commission (EC ) on Aug 19 by an anonymous individual, could deal a fatal blow to Ms Paetongtarn, similar to what befell Mr Srettha.

The major partnership party, according to the complaint, has allowed itself to continue to be influenced by Thaksin, who is not a member of the coalition.

It is against the law for a person who is not a part to command, dominate, or direct a democratic party’s activities in a way that causes the group or its members to get directly or indirectly influenced, according to the natural laws governing political parties.

When senior partnership figures met with Thaksin on August 14 to explain the appointment of a new prime minister to replace Mr. Srettha and the formation of a new Pheu Thai-led state, Thaksin’s reported disturbance was demonstrated at his Ban Chan Song La mansion in Thon Buri.

The conference proceeded without her because Ms. Paetongtarn apparently was traveling abroad on a study trip that day. Critics claimed that Thaksin appeared to be picking a prime governmental member.

The Constitutional Court made the decision to replace Mr. Srettha as prime minister due to Pichit’s visit shortly after the conference. Previous attorney-general Chaikasem Nitisiri will be the candidate for prime minister after the meeting, with a ballot set for two days later.

But, in a last-minute shift, Mr Chaikasem was dropped and Ms Paetongtarn was put up by the group’s executive council and Members. The candidates for the top job were Ms. Paetongtarn’s professionals and MPs.

The analyst predicted that the government may be hit with a rough journey beset by excessive factors as a result of many petitions filed against Pheu Thai and Ms. Paetongtarn. The only thing it can do is hoff on the best and pray that it wo n’t fall in the near future.

When unification is tested.

Alliance parties have splintered as a result of politicians fighting for the desired cabinet posts, and observers believe the division may have been the result of vindictive intrigue.

Prawit: Harbouring PM interests?

Prawit: Harbouring PM interests?

Three events have experienced rifts within their particular rates, and it all has to do with the Paetongtarn Shinawatra administration’s campaign for government positions.

The parties in question– Palang Pracharath ( PPRP ), United Thai Nation, and the Democrats– have experienced rifts of varying degrees. The PPRP, the once-mighty giant in the Prayut Chan-o-cha state, finds itself on the verge of disintegration now that the government establishment is over.

The parties had been battling for a while before the Constitutional Court appointed Srettha Thavisin as prime minister on August 14; according to the spectator, injuries had started to develop.

Ms. Paetongtarn, the head of the decision Pheu Thai Party and the youngest child of Thaksin Shinawatra, has been appointed to replace Mr. Srettha. She commands a lot of respect from Pheu Thai members and is accused by some as the puppet master of Ms. Paetongtarn, who is socially inexperienced.

Many people were persuaded that the coalition’s development would be a quiet affair and that a fresh batch of ministers would be in place in no time.

But, word of the PPRP’s demise soon emerged when it was revealed that party secretary-general Capt Thamanat Prompow and party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon were reportedly in disagreement over who the party would select for government positions.

According to insiders, Ms. Paetongtarn would give the group’s four government positions under the Srettha authorities, including those held by Phatcharavat Wongsuwan, Gen Prawit’s younger brother, crops, held by Capt Thamanat, Santi Promphat’s assistant public health blog, and the deputy agriculture minister position held by Atthakorn Sirilatthayakorn.

However, a political source claimed that rumors that Gen. Prawit might be attempting to win the presidency had stung Pheu Thai.

Capt Thamanat, who has close ties to Thaksin and did not want to upset Pheu Thai, was also reported to be irritated.

Additionally, it is said that Gen. Prawit was also said to have written to Pheu Thai to let him know that the PPRP wanted to reinstate its four cabinet members under Ms. Paetongtarn.

Capt. Thamanat’s alleged redness resulted from his indiscretion when he received the letter.

Capt. Thamanat’s decision to leave the party with someone he used to hold dear in high regard, for whom he had sacrificed everything in the past, seemed to indicate a rift with Gen. Prawit.

It was reported Capt Thamanat’s PPRP faction had planned to put up its own ministerial candidates, comprising either Capt Thamanat’s brother, Akara, or Narumon Pinyosinwat, leader of the Kla Dharma Party, who has been closely linked to Capt Thamanat since they served in the Prayut cabinet together.

Soon afterward, it became clear that Pheu Thai had retained the Thamanat group of 20 PPRP MPs in the coalition and had expelled the 20-MP Prawit faction. Pheu Thai cited Gen Prawit’s alleged aloofness and indifference to the party as examples. He did not turn out to support Mr. Srettha or Ms. Paetongtarn becoming prime minister in parliament.

The 25-MP Democrat Party from the opposition bloc has filled the void left by the Prawit group.

However, the Democrats– whose leader Chalermchai Sri-on landed the natural resources and environment minister portfolio, and secretary-general Dech-it Khaothong the deputy public health minister post– were also embroiled in an internal conflict.

A few veteran MPs led by former party leader Chuan Leekpai vehemently opposed joining the Pheu Thai-led coalition, which created a rift in the Democrats.

The Democrats and Pheu Thai have been archrivals with ideologies and policies that are worlds apart, according to opponents, who claimed the party should not have even considered joining the coalition.

In response to Pheu Thai’s futile request for a blanket amnesty for Thaksin, who was in self-imposed exile escaping justice handed down by the Supreme Court in the Ratchadaphisek land case, Suthep Thaugsuban, a former deputy leader of the Democrat Party, spearheaded the large protests against the Yingluck Shinawatra administration back in October 2013.

In the months that followed, the protests morphed into the People’s Democratic Reform Committee ( PDRC ) movement heaping pressure on the Pheu Thai-led government to quit. In May 2014, the National Council for Peace and Order, led by Gen Prayut, orchestrated a coup that toppled the administration.

Leaders of the Democrat Party, who were given several A-list cabinet positions in the Prayut administration, are now having trouble coming up with justifications for their choice to join the Paetongtarn cabinet.

The other faction responded by saying the board had given Mr. Chalermchai the sole authority to decide the matter, while the Chuan camp insisted on that the party must first obtain approval from its executive board before joining the government.

Later, the board gave the party a formal welcome by joining the coalition.

Meanwhile, the UTN had for weeks been unable to settle on its list of prospective cabinet ministers. At the centre of the storm was party secretary-general Akanat Promphan who was reported to be replacing Pimphattra Wichaikul, a young UTN stalwart, as industry minister. That speculating has now established its truth.

However, Mr Akanat, who co-led the PDRC, came under attack, mainly from the party’s own yellow-shirt supporters, after it emerged that he had testified in the course of an investigation into the lese majeste case involving Thaksin.

Despite the fact that Mr. Akanat had not confirmed them, many supporters expressed disappointment over reports that Mr. Akanat may have made statements in Thaksin’s defense.

Still, some supporters slammed the alleged testimony as inexcusable.

All three parties, according to the observer, have one thing in common: they once appeared to have been in an unstoppably antagonistic relationship with Pheu Thai and Thaksin.

The observer was curious about whether the cabinet formation, which Ms. Paetongtarn had the final say, could have been used as a pretext to deepen internal rifts to the extent that it would devastate the parties involved.

The observer questioned whether Pheu Thai’s strategy for causing the parties to emasculate or even disintegrate be effective.