1 hour ago, Esspe said:
Samtidigt lider tydligen Future Forward av en del barnsjukdomar, inte helt olika dem vi sett i Sverige när nya partier poppat upp fort. Selekteringen av de som hamnar på valbar plats funkar inte riktigt
Very few candidates actually call themselves “true believers” in the Future Forward ideology. They believed in “change” and doing away with old politics and appreciated the openness of the party which welcomed new people. Abdulkudus Samusor, who manages Future Forward Party Pattani, said, “Some people joined Future Forward Party [in the deep south] because of ideology, but others joined because there was no space for them in other parties. It was because of the lack of political opportunity in other parties that they found themselves at Future Forward.” Similarly, another MP from Chacheongsao admitted he was “not at all left-wing” but decided to run for Future Forward because it was the only party that would accept young people.
Meanwhile Kawinnart Takee, a Future Forward MP from Pattaya who was recently booted out for voting against the party on several occasions, is a self-professed yellow shirt. “I used to be a hardcore yellow shirt. I attended almost every protest since 2005. During the military government, I had a change of heart, but even then I am still yellow-leaning.
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