Thủ tướng Abhisit Vejjajiva hy vọng rằng cuộc tổng tuyển cử sắp tới sẽ diễn ra vào khoảng từ giữa tháng 6 đến đầu tháng 7. Ông cũng yêu cầu các đảng viên của đảng Dân chủ dốc toàn lực cho cuộc chạy đua đầy khó khăn này.
Bangkok Post
Published: 7/04/2011
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva expects the next general election to take place between late June to early July and he has asked his Democrat Party members to brace for a tough race.
Citing recent poll results which showed a difference of less than 1% in the popularity of the Democrats and the Puea Thai Party, Mr Abhisit said yesterday the Democrats would have to work much harder to win again.
If the Democrats capture enough seats to form a government, the party would be able to proceed with its policies that it has been implementing over the past two years, he said.
But if Puea Thai wins, many of the priorities that the opposition party had announced it would push through could trigger a new wave of conflict. Political violence would take place instead, said Mr Abhisit.
One of the goals Puea Thai has announced if it wins the election is that it intends to bring home ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the premier said.
Thaksin has been living mostly in Dubai and Montenegro to escape a two-year jail term for corruption at home.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions found him guilty of abusing his authority to help his former wife Potjaman na Pombejra purchase land on Ratchadaphisek Road.
Mr Abhisit's comments about the timing of the election expand on remarks he made recently when he said the House may be dissolved in the first week of May to set the stage for a general election in the following month.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban told Democrat MPs at a merit-making ceremony yesterday to mark the 65th anniversary of the party's establishment that they should not be discouraged by the poll results and should carry on with their duties.
Mr Suthep said that since the Democrats took the helm of the government two years ago, the party and Prime Minister Abhisit have implemented many policies to benefit people, especially the 15-year free education programme and boosting people's incomes. They wanted to carry on the good work.
Mr Suthep, who is also the party's secretary-general, asked Democrat MPs to place their trust in him.
Democrat spokesman Buranat Samuttarak said after a party meeting yesterday that it had unanimously approved policies drafted by the party's committee on electoral strategies and policies.
Entitled "Moving Forward with Policies for the Public", they had been proposed by Korbsak Sabhavasu, chairman of the panel, said Mr Buranat.
The policies are grouped into three main areas: the well-being of families, the economy and the nation.
For family well-being, the Democrat Party will maintain its seven social welfare programmes, including free electricity for 90 units of usage or less, its crackdown on drugs and monthly allowances for the elderly.
As for boosting the economy, the Democrats have set out seven major goals, including increasing farmers' profits from selling products under the farmers' income insurance scheme by 25%.
Some of the other goals here are to hike minimum wages by 25% in two years and issue more title deeds for state land to another 250,000 farmers under the community land title deed project.
As for improving the country's well-being, the party also intends to achieve seven projects, including the Chinese-Thai joint development of a high-speed rail route that will link China with Thailand and Malaysia.
PM picks late June,early July election
Bangkok Post
Published: 7/04/2011
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva expects the next general election to take place between late June to early July and he has asked his Democrat Party members to brace for a tough race.
Citing recent poll results which showed a difference of less than 1% in the popularity of the Democrats and the Puea Thai Party, Mr Abhisit said yesterday the Democrats would have to work much harder to win again.
If the Democrats capture enough seats to form a government, the party would be able to proceed with its policies that it has been implementing over the past two years, he said.
But if Puea Thai wins, many of the priorities that the opposition party had announced it would push through could trigger a new wave of conflict. Political violence would take place instead, said Mr Abhisit.
One of the goals Puea Thai has announced if it wins the election is that it intends to bring home ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the premier said.
Thaksin has been living mostly in Dubai and Montenegro to escape a two-year jail term for corruption at home.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions found him guilty of abusing his authority to help his former wife Potjaman na Pombejra purchase land on Ratchadaphisek Road.
Mr Abhisit's comments about the timing of the election expand on remarks he made recently when he said the House may be dissolved in the first week of May to set the stage for a general election in the following month.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban told Democrat MPs at a merit-making ceremony yesterday to mark the 65th anniversary of the party's establishment that they should not be discouraged by the poll results and should carry on with their duties.
Mr Suthep said that since the Democrats took the helm of the government two years ago, the party and Prime Minister Abhisit have implemented many policies to benefit people, especially the 15-year free education programme and boosting people's incomes. They wanted to carry on the good work.
Mr Suthep, who is also the party's secretary-general, asked Democrat MPs to place their trust in him.
Democrat spokesman Buranat Samuttarak said after a party meeting yesterday that it had unanimously approved policies drafted by the party's committee on electoral strategies and policies.
Entitled "Moving Forward with Policies for the Public", they had been proposed by Korbsak Sabhavasu, chairman of the panel, said Mr Buranat.
The policies are grouped into three main areas: the well-being of families, the economy and the nation.
For family well-being, the Democrat Party will maintain its seven social welfare programmes, including free electricity for 90 units of usage or less, its crackdown on drugs and monthly allowances for the elderly.
As for boosting the economy, the Democrats have set out seven major goals, including increasing farmers' profits from selling products under the farmers' income insurance scheme by 25%.
Some of the other goals here are to hike minimum wages by 25% in two years and issue more title deeds for state land to another 250,000 farmers under the community land title deed project.
As for improving the country's well-being, the party also intends to achieve seven projects, including the Chinese-Thai joint development of a high-speed rail route that will link China with Thailand and Malaysia.
Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/230733/pm-picks-late-juneearly-july-election
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