Hej
Även Bangkok Pundit tar upp det faktum att PAD och Demokraterna ska återförenas igen i kampen mot den PT ledda regeringen http://asiancorrespondent.com/112091/reuniting-of-the-anti-thaksin-coalition/, vad detta samarbete kommer att innebära återstår att se, artikeln innehåller kommentarer till detta både ifrån Thai Rath, The Nation och Bangkok Post i ämnet.
Thailand: Reuniting of the anti-Thaksin coalition? By Bangkok Pundit Aug 22, 2013 4:10PM UTC
The Democrats were strongly allied with the PAD in 2006 until Abhisit became PM in December 2008, but then gradually over time when the Democrats were in government,they drifted apart and were openly fighting by the time of the 2011 election. As blogged just before the 2011 election:
However, Abhisit, as The Nation later reported, does:
In an interview with the Blue Sky TV Channel yesterday, opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said the People’s Army rally against “Thaksin’s regime” is being held lawfully as they wanted to make social changes.
“So, it’s good if we can support them,
” he said, referring to Democrat leaders who took to the People’s Army stage in Lumpini Park on Sunday.
He said Democrat MP Nipit Intarasombat had also met leaders of the anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) last week to discuss the political situation. “
Their opinions might be different from ours, but at least parties who disagree with this government are joining forces.
”
Leaders from the Democrat Party and PAD would also discuss the amnesty bill and moves to amend the Constitution, he said.
Then the following day on August, The Nation reports on the Democrats attending a Pefot rally:
Key Democrat Party figures joined members of the People’s Army Against the Thaksin Regime on stage at Lumpini Park.
It was the first time that Democrat leaders have joined to a People’s Army rally.
Democrat party-list MP
Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich, party deputy leader Korn Chatikavanij and party-list MP Kasit Piromya
visited the People’s Army event.
Khunying Kalaya said on stage: “Today we come to Lumpini Park to give moral support to everyone who has gathered for our country. We gather to walk against the Thaksin regime.” The MP was referring to ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who many see as the de facto leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party.
Finally, Thai Rath‘s political analysis of August 20 has a slight word of warning for the Democrats. BP has summarized a few key points from the political analysis:
The situation has pressured Abhisit to send Kalaya and Kasit to speak to the PAD leaders as the Democrats can’t see a way to oppose the government. So they look to go back to the 2005-2006 strategy of bringing down Thaksin. The PAD though want the Democrats to resign en masse and join them on the streets. This condition, by those who hate and are fearful of elections of the PAD (เจอเงื่อนไขของพวกเกลียดกลัวการเลือกตั้ง ยี่ห้อพันธมิตรฯ) and needing to rely on assistance from outside the parliament (ต้องหวังพึ่งตัวช่วยเกมนอกสภา). If the Democrats use the PAD game plan and rely on the strategy of getting rid of professional politicians, the Democrats may lose their stage as well (ถ้าเอาตามเกมพันธมิตรฯ เปิดยุทธศาสตร์ลุยล้างนักเลือกตั้งอาชีพ ประชาธิปัตย์มีสิทธิโดนยึดเวทีด้วย)
Mvh Isan lover
