Hoping to get the ducks in.
The drum is rolling once again for the People’s Party ( PP ), now fired up to win tomorrow’s local election in Udon Thani, a political heartland of the ruling Pheu Thai Party, which it managed to tap into in last year’s general election.
Without a doubt, the two largest parties will face off in the future Provincial Administrative Organization chair election.
Pheu Thai must avoid all costs on the one hand, where it won a clean sweep in the prior month’s surveys. Pride will be at play, remarked an spectator.
On the other hand, the PP is pulling out all the stops to get the PAO chair. Prior to being disbanded by the Constitutional Court on August 7 for undermining the democratic monarchy, its predecessor, the Move Forward Party, had suffered a number of electoral loses.
The PP, which ended the PAO losing ability, was a newcomer to the MFP.
Due to the fact that the individual PAO chairmen left their posts before their terms were up, many provinces called PAO polls.
Their defections were military, according to the spectator. Many people believed they had a better chance of winning if they resigned while they were still common rather than waited until their conditions were off, when many of their rivals would be more prepared to face off against them.
The MFP and its ally, the Democratic Action ( PM), were out in power to woo native voters and promised them changes that, in particular, decentralized decentralization, would give province residents more control over their administrative and administrative matters.
In the runoff for the PAO chair in Udon Thani, both the PP and PM have made significant investments in both manpower and resources. This might be the PP’s chance to finally win a PAO match.
The cause said PP’s optimism is justified. In the end, the MFP won a seat in the Muang city constituency, which includes the downtown area, which the ruling party had previously held for a long time, by convincingly winning.
The PP is convinced that tomorrow’s PAO surveys will show a repeat of this success.
The party’s candidate, Kanisorn Khurirung, a lawyer who goes by the name Haew ( water chestnut ), has mobilized its powerful supporters for this reason.
Mr. Kanisorn has a background in the local social field. He was elected to the Udon Thani provincial council in 2004, a part of the PAO in 2008, and a PAO vice president in 2005. He is a veteran politician.
Mr Kanisorn is giving Pheu Thai’s prospect, Sarawut Phetphanomporn, a move for his money. The electioneering staff of Mr. Sarawut has been active putting up campaign posters featuring Mr. Sarawut and Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
In the interim, the PP has recruited speakers for rallies like PM chair Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and former MFP head Pita Limjaroenrat.
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, the party’s president, has suffered in the most popular opinion surveys. The group welcomed Mr. Pita from the US, where he has taken a break from studying, to bolster things. At a protest last month, Mr. Pita addressed the crowd.
Mr. Thanathorn officially visited Udon Thani twice a week and joined Mr. Kanisorn on the campaign trail.
Since 2020, Mr. Thanathorn has been working from the ground up to establish a regional support system in the territory. The PM has fielded candidates in all local polls, ranging from PAO chairman, tambon municipal mayor to Tambon Administrative Organisation ( TAO ) chair contests.
His great crack came the year after the PM won the TAO head elections in Na Sa-ard, Thon Na Lub, Phon Sung, Ban Muang, and Na Bua.
The MFP was growing in strength on the MP election before as the PM’s influence gained momentum in Udon Thani’s regional politics. Pheu Thai, which had previously been referred to as a Pheu Thai outgrowth, lost two additional seats in the state to Indian Sang Thai, who had taken one of the ten seats in the state.
It was thought Pheu Thai’s are failed owing to its dwindling help from the dark tops, once the group’s foundation.
But, almost a century of Prayut Chan-o-cha governments had weakened the red-shirt motion, with many members switching affiliation to the MFP at the top of the weight against the state.
In the interim, past leading Thaksin Shinawatra’s decision to support Mr. Sarawut on the campaign trail made things heated up the Udon Thani PAO culture.
Pheu Thai’s performance in the Udon Thani PAO ballot was predicted to be favorable by researchers. The ruling party capitalizes on elections that constantly place Ms. Paetongtarn ahead of Mr. Natthaphong. Additionally, the recently distributed ten thousand dollars to the impoverished and marginalized is likely to favor the candidate for president.
According to reports, Thaksin, who is dubbed the de facto leader of Pheu Thai, has contacted strong social figures in Udon Thani to urge them to support Mr. Sarawut.
Pheu Thai has a robust support base in the state, according to Phichai Ratnatilaka Na Bhuket, project director for politicians and enhancement method at the National Institute of Development Administration. Loyal red-shirt followers even exist in large quantities.
One of Thaksin’s younger daughters, Yaowapa Wongsawat, was tagging along with him on the campaign trail. According to reports, she pulled quite a few chords directly to improve the chances of winning.
But, Mr Phichai said the PP’s member is high-profile, which was quickly get citizens.
A fresh source of tension
Anutin: Agencies doing their work
Although Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai may not have been at odds with one topic during their first season as coalition allies, they did manage to reduce tensions.
Former prime minister Srettha Thavisin’s support for reclassifying marijuana as a narcotic was the first indication of a split when the plant’s decriminalization scheme was successfully implemented in 2022 under the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration.
Pheu Thai made a compromise by backing the passage of a bill to manage cannabis use for research and clinical reasons, a move that was widely accepted as a sign that the plant would continue to be on the drug list.
Recently, disagreements over the size of the bulk needed to pass a vote on the contract amendments surfaced. To facilitate passage of constitutional amendments, the 200-member Senate overturned the House of Representatives ‘ decision to use a simple majority rather than a dual lot.
The Senate’s walk was believed to be backed by the Bhumjaithai Party, considering that more than half of the legislators are labelled as having a “blue” associations. Blue is the color of Bhumjaithai.
Sometime after, Bhumjaithai abstained from voting to accept the Senate’s choice” for the sake of being thorough”. A combined House-Senate commission will decide the size of the bulk needed to pass charter elections.
In the meantime, the Khao Kradong land controversy in Buri Ram, Bhumjaithai’s political stronghold, has emerged, with observers suggesting that the dispute between the State Railway of Thailand ( SRT ) and the Department of Lands ( DoL ) could escalate into open conflict and strain relations between the two partners.
The SRT is overseen by Pheu Thai Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, while the Bhumjaithai Party’s president, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, is in charge of the DoL.
Also, the Chidchob community, which runs several firms, including the Buriram International Circuit and a 32, 600-seat sports facility, is reportedly linked to the discussion.
In the Khao Kradong place of Buri Ram’s Muang area, land plots totaling 5, 083 rai are at the heart of the dispute. The SRT is attempting to regain these narratives, accusing the DoL of being dishonest because it has issued area papers to undocumented residents.
After the Supreme Court determined that the land belonged to the SRT in 2021, the SRT filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court in September 2021, demanding that the DoL reduce its 900 area title deeds and eliminate all tenants from its home. Of the 900 area title deeds, 12, which cover 179 ray, apparently belonged to the Chidchob home.
Following the judge’s order, the DoL established a commission under Section 61 of the Land Code to observe the frontiers of Khao Kradong.
The DoL commission made a decision to reject the property records, while the SRT responded quickly by appealing the DoL decision, which sparked rumors about a potential resumption of conflict between the two largest coalition partners.
But, important numbers from both parties, particularly Mr Anutin, have brushed off debate about the state agencies ‘ debate escalating into empty discord between Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai.
The companies involved are simply performing their duties, according to Mr. Anutin, and the Do L’s handling of the Khao Kradong land is in compliance with the law.
He noted that because he did not ask the DoL for details, he could not answer all of the issues about Khao Kradong because doing so may put pressure on the office.
Mr. Anutin explained that the panel was established in May 2023 when he served as the minister of public health in the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration and that some members of the panel have ties to the Chidchob family. Prior to Srettha Thavisin becoming prime minister a few months later, he had not served as interior minister.
He claimed that Gen Anupong Paojinda was in charge of the Interior Ministry during the Prayut Chan-o-cha government and that he was unable to influence Gen Anupong.
It will be chaotic if you let politics permeate everything.
Some people criticize me for disproving Mr. Suriya’s claim that the SRT cannot lose the land. What he]Mr Suriya ] said is 100 % correct… similar to what I said about Koh Kut, “he said, referring to the ongoing territorial claim dispute with Cambodia.
The Bhumjaithai leader responded when asked if the Khao Kradong land dispute is being turned into a political game because earlier Pheu Thai-Bhumjaithai tensions had been resolved.