Yingluck: No need to team up with Democrats

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Yingluck: No need to team up with Democrats

Published: 20 Jun 2012 at 17.36
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The Pheu Thai Party has enough seats and there is no need to join forces with the Democrats to form a national government, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday.

She was responding to Democrat MP Suthep Thaugsuban's claim that her brother, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, sent three people to speak to him and offered the opposition party a position in a national government in exchange for not opposing the charter amendment bill and reconciliation bills.

"Pheu Thai already has more than half the seats in parliament and there are also coalition partners," Ms Yingluck said. "The government is focusing on ways to address economic issues."

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franklin
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Discussion 10 : 20 Jun 2012 at 20.3210
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I'm not a big fan of most politicians in any so-called democratic country for the simple fact that once in office they forget the voters, their promises made and start dancing to the tune of the monies power brokers. This is crystal clear in Thai politics with little or at best weak attempts to conceal. Most all are corrupt and self-serving. The democrats are no better than Peau Thai or any other party and I'm not a fan of Suthep. But if there were no opposition party Thai governments would have no 'checks and balances' at all; period. Then guess what kind of government it would be.
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Discussion 9 : 20 Jun 2012 at 20.319
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With 84% of the people wanting an opposition party against the PTP says a lot about the majority not being happy about what the PTP is try to do by pushing bills through to change the government. I think that number is so high because the majority of the people do not want Thaksin to return without going to jail, and the killers during the 2010 demonstrations to be prosecuted, not set free.
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Discussion 8 : 20 Jun 2012 at 20.308
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Maybe Suthep is telling the truth or maybe he isn't. Or maybe the Democrats are getting smart and realising that they have to stoop to The PTP level and just make wild accusations without any evidence to back them up. After all if you throw enough mud some of it sticks.
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Discussion 7 : 20 Jun 2012 at 20.037
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The need to team up, Ms Yingluck, is so that your brother can push his whitewash bill through Parliament without opposition.

Nothing to do with any majority - and would likely lead to chaos in the government as nobody would agree on anything. But of course TS doesn't care about Thailand other than as a vehicle to his own power and wealth.
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Discussion 6 : 20 Jun 2012 at 19.546
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I think the UDD should go pay Suthep a visit. Then maybe he can come clean and name the messengers. Surely if it is true, Suthep would have known that he would have to do this at some point. Otherwise he shouldn’t have mentioned anything. I think it’s time our childish politicians start acting like adults.
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Discussion 5 : 20 Jun 2012 at 19.365
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Yingluck states that there is no reason for Pheu Thai and the Democrats to get together, but quite frankly, why would the Democrats ever want to ? This government has tunnel vision regarding it's quest to bring Thaksin home, and is interested in nothing else.
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Discussion 4 : 20 Jun 2012 at 19.134
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Interestingly, a colleague from Issan today commented that Abhisit had good intentions as PM, but Suthep kept him from following through on them. Nevertheless, I think Suthep is probably telling the truth, since he has nothing to gain by lying.
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Discussion 3 : 20 Jun 2012 at 18.453
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The Thai people is clever, he can't believe this ridiculous story. "Chanvanond Intarakomalsut said people know Mr Suthep is more credible than Thaksin, because Thaksin had lied several times in the past"... The poll gives the answer.
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Discussion 2 : 20 Jun 2012 at 18.372
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Thaksin would be far more credible in this drama if he hadn't given that Japanese interview or sent that video message to his followers three weeks ago demanding his billions back. He's veered so off message regarding his populous pitch to the UDD that mammon itself has become his battle-cry. Who would want to join a government like that ?
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Discussion 1 : 20 Jun 2012 at 18.181
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"Pheu Thai already has more than half the seats in parliament and there are also coalition partners," Ms Yingluck said. "The government is focusing on ways to address economic issues."

Focusing on ways to address economic issue? This is on the back burner as the main focus of bringing big brother back free and clear and recovering his siezed 1.46 billion USD.

I would agree that Suthep is a shady character and must be viewed with caution but when AV stated publicly that TS did in fact contact him to cut a deal I believe it.
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