Jurin wins Democrat leadership contest
published : 15 May 2019 at 16:31
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
The Democrat Party on Wednesday elected Jurin Laksanavisit to be its new leader.
Mr Jurin garnered 160 votes from 291 members selected to vote, followed by Pirapan Salirathvibhaga (102), Korn Chatikavanij (19) and Apirak Kosayodhin (10).
His win was widely expected after the party-list MP became acting Democrat leader after the resignation of Abhisit Vejjajiva following the party's poor showing in the March 24 election.
Mr Jurin entered politics in Phangnga in 1983, but lost his first election. He won election three years later and has never lost since then.
He promised to bring change to the Democrat Party, but also to restore unity after voters ousted their candidates from their Bangkok stronghold.
The first major decision for the party and its new set of executives is to decide whether to join the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) in a coalition government with Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister.
Vocabulary
- acting: doing the work of the usual person in a particular job while they are not there, or until a new person starts - ที่รักษาการแทน
- coalition: a temporary union of different political parties that agree to form a government together - พรรคร่วมรัฐบาล
- garner: to obtain; to get - ได้รับ, รวบรวมได้
- ousted: forced out of a position of power - ขับออกจากอำนาจ
- resignation: the act of leaving a job, position of power, etc. - การลาออกจากตำแหน่ง
- stronghold: bastion; an area where there is a lot of support for a political party - ฐานเสียง, ฐานที่มั่น, ขุมกำลัง
- unity: a situation in which people, groups, or countries join together or agree about something - ความเป็นเอกภาพ, ความเป็นอันหนึ่งอันเดียวกัน
- Keywords
- party
- coalition government
- leadership contest
