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195061
Thu, 07/14/2011 - 14:35
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Yingluck to become Thailand’s next prime minister
BANGKOK, July 14 (TNA) - Veteran politician Sanan Kachornprasart is confident that Pheu Thai Party-list MP-elect Yingluck Shinawatra will overcome all obstacles to become Thailand’s next prime minister.
Maj Gen Sanan, an advisor to the Chartthaipattana Party leader, gave the comments on Thursday following the Election Commission of Thailand (EC)’s decision to delay Yingluck’s MP status.
Sanan said he believed that Yingluck would be able to clarify all accusations against her, noting that complaints lodged during the July 3 election were of trivial nature. To this end, he expected the EC to finish all MP validations, including Yingluck's, before August 1.
The political advisor also ruled out any possibility of replacing Yingluck for the prime minister's seat, saying that his Chartthaipattana Party had only 19 seats in the House, while the Pheu Thai Party won as much as 265 seats.
Meanwhile, Pheu Thai list MP-elect Natthawut Saikua demanded the EC to explain why it had not endorsed many Pheu Thai MPs-elect, especially those who were leaders of the red shirt United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD).
Natthawut, also a UDD leader, argued that his party on August 16, 2010 already revoked Clause 10 (5) from the party's regulation that terminated the status of any Pheu Thai member who were jailed by court orders. He therefore said the majority-elected Pheu Thai candidates, as well as Yingluck Shinawatra, should legitimately have their MP status confirmed. (TNA)
Maj Gen Sanan, an advisor to the Chartthaipattana Party leader, gave the comments on Thursday following the Election Commission of Thailand (EC)’s decision to delay Yingluck’s MP status.
Sanan said he believed that Yingluck would be able to clarify all accusations against her, noting that complaints lodged during the July 3 election were of trivial nature. To this end, he expected the EC to finish all MP validations, including Yingluck's, before August 1.
The political advisor also ruled out any possibility of replacing Yingluck for the prime minister's seat, saying that his Chartthaipattana Party had only 19 seats in the House, while the Pheu Thai Party won as much as 265 seats.
Meanwhile, Pheu Thai list MP-elect Natthawut Saikua demanded the EC to explain why it had not endorsed many Pheu Thai MPs-elect, especially those who were leaders of the red shirt United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD).
Natthawut, also a UDD leader, argued that his party on August 16, 2010 already revoked Clause 10 (5) from the party's regulation that terminated the status of any Pheu Thai member who were jailed by court orders. He therefore said the majority-elected Pheu Thai candidates, as well as Yingluck Shinawatra, should legitimately have their MP status confirmed. (TNA)
