Партия Таксина Шинавата празднует победу на выборах

[Alex44]

Партия союзников бывшего премьер министра Таиланда Таксина Шинавата уверенно побеждает на выборах и займет большинство в парламенте (228 мест из 480 возможных). Это первые выборы после военного переворота в сентябре 2006. Дело за возвращение Таксина на родину. Одни считают, что экономика страны процветала когда у власти был Таксин, другие по прежнему его критикуют за развязанную коррупцию. Вопрос: к чему тогда этот переворот был нужен?

BANGKOK, Thailand - Allies of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declared victory Sunday in Thailand's first election since the military coup that deposed him.

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With 95 percent of the vote counted, the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party had 228 seats in the parliament's 480-seat lower house, the Election Commission announced. The rival Democrat Party, favored by the movement that toppled Thaksin, won 166 seats, it said.

A complete tally was not expected until Monday but the PPP's failure to win an absolute majority means the Democrat Party could attempt to form a coalition government with some of the 38 other parties that ran, despite the pro-Thaksin side's stronger showing.

That raises the possibility of political instability that would deepen the country's two-year political crisis.

Intense negotiating is expected before a government is formed and a new prime minister announced.

"It is clear that compared to other political parties, the PPP has won the highest number of votes," PPP leader Samak Sundaravej said at a news conference. He said Thaksin, who was in Hong Kong, had telephoned after hearing the results.

"Thaksin said congratulations," Samak said, inviting "any political parties" to join the PPP to form a coalition government.

"If the PPP succeeds in forming the government, the Democrat Party is ready to be in the opposition to protect the people's interest. However, if the PPP fails to form a government, the Democrat Party is also ready to form a government," said Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejajjiva.

Samak said he expected Thaksin to return to Thailand after a government is formed, which he said might take about a month. Samak said that if possible, the PPP would grant amnesty to Thaksin and 110 other executives of his now-disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party, who were barred from office for five years.

"They didn't do anything wrong," Samak said.

The prospect of Thaksin's return has raised fears of another coup by the powerful military.

Last week, the military-installed parliament approved a controversial internal security law that critics warned will let the military keep a grip on power even after the election, which was billed by the government as a return to democracy after 15 months of military rule.

The vote pitted the PPP — widely seen as a reincarnation of Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai Party — against the Democrat Party, the country's oldest.

The top rivals for next prime minister are a study in stark contrasts.

Samak, 72, is a veteran conservative who has been charged with involvement in corrupt deals while serving as Bangkok's mayor. His earthy style appeals to many, however, and he is seen as Thaksin's proxy.

Critics say Abhisit, 43, British-born and educated at Eton and Oxford, is more comfortable in elite circles than wooing crucial rural voters.

Thaksin's opponents sought to eradicate his political influence by measures such as changing the constitution to limit big political parties' power, and prosecuting the former prime minister on corruption-related charges. And an Election Commission spokesman, Ruangroj Jomsueb, said the commission was investigating more than 100 cases of alleged irregularities, mostly related to vote-buying, which was reportedly rampant in rural areas.

Some victors could lose their seats if found guilty of electoral violations.

Thailand's two years of intense political instability began with large-scale public demonstrations demanding Thaksin resign over allegations of corruption and abuse of power. The protest culminated in a bloodless coup in September 2006.

Thaksin, a 58-year-old billionaire, faces a slew of corruption charges but remains popular among the rural masses and lower income urban residents to whom he offered cheap loans, virtually free medical care and village-based development programs.

He lives in exile in England, where he owns the Manchester City soccer club. The PPP campaigned on a platform of bringing him back and continuing his populist policies.

Voters among the 45 million eligible cast ballots for about 5,000 candidates.

"The economy was prosperous when Thaksin was prime minister and I voted for the People's Power Party because the party leader promised to bring Thaksin back to the country," Pranee Teamsri, who owns a tailor shop on Bangkok's outskirts, said after emerging from a polling station.

But others in Bangkok, where the Democrat Party is strong, criticized Thaksin's regime for its corruption and said the former leader had left Thailand in "a mess."

[Гость]

Вопрос: к чему тогда этот переворот был нужен?

Чтобы показать кто является в доме хозяином.
Даже если изгнанный премьер вернётся - прежнего Таксина уже точно не будет.

[zealous]

Интересны последствия этого события для экономики

[voyager1970]

неприятный сюрприз,о котором уже было известно вчера.надеюсь выборы будут аннулированы военными.

[Ruslik]

неприятный сюрприз,о котором уже было известно вчера.надеюсь выборы будут аннулированы военными.

Зачем их аннулировать, и так пойдет. Читаем первое сообщение внимательно:
...Last week, the military-installed parliament approved a controversial internal security law that critics warned will let the military keep a grip on power even after the election, which was billed by the government as a return to democracy after 15 months of military rule....

[voyager1970]

не знаю,как оно пойдет при таком раскладе.они,вероятно ,ожидали победы Демократической партии.теперь,если не аннулировать результаты выборов Таксин вернется в ближайшие дни и кое кто окажется за решеткой очень быстро. поэтому было бы странно,если бы военные ничего не предприняли.вполне могут обвинить Самака в подтасовке результатов и тогда Абхисит автоматически станет ПМ.

[Гость]

Интересны последствия этого события для экономики

Прогнозы говорят, что "вверх"

[voyager1970]

похоже сами ППП,еще вечером были не уверены в своей победе,так как Самак отрицал вчера перед журналистами свой телефонный разговор с Таксином,который уже под боком в Гонконге.сегодня утром он уже признался в поздравлении Таксином по телефону,хотя вчера клялся,что у него даже номера его не было.

[Гость]

если не аннулировать результаты выборов Таксин вернется в ближайшие дни

Для того, чтобы он мог спокойно вернуться, должны быть сняты все обвинения. Это вопрос не дней.

[voyager1970]

[qуоте="Грант"][qуоте]если не аннулировать результаты выборов Таксин вернется в ближайшие дни[/qуоте]
Для того, чтобы он мог спокойно вернуться, должны быть сняты все обвинения. Это вопрос не дней.[/qуоте]


Самак уже обьявил вчера об амнистии Таксину и всем крупным фигурам в ТРТ.

[voyager1970]

сегодняшний прогноз из Азиа Сентинел
:''Observers say the signs are encouraging. Thaksin and the PPP have faith that the new army commander, Anupong Paochinda, will reposition the military to be more neutral and stay out of politics. Samak said as much in his press conference, calling him a “good guy” who vowed never to stage a coup.

Part of a deal for Thaksin’s return, the aide said, would be to dissolve a special investigation into the former premier’s business dealings and move those cases to a normal prosecutor. Most charges could then fade away, he said, but a few would be kept to punish Thaksin and keep the public happy.''

[Гость]

Самак уже обьявил вчера об амнистии Таксину и всем крупным фигурам в ТРТ.

Пусть для начала премьером станет.
И, насколько я понимаю, раздача амнистий не входит в компетенцию главы правительства.

[pups]

Читал сегодня бумажный Бангкок Пост, там о возвращении Таксина как о решенном деле написано - даже срок указан - Валентинов День.
Но на той же странице описно, что много народу (вроде 20 человек) задержали за isporchennye бюллетени - чем не предлог для отмены ресултатов выборов?

[voyager1970]

в компетенцию начальников штабов и главнокомандующих государственные перевороты тоже не входят.тем более,что здесь идет речь только о снятии главных обвинений,а не освобождение из под стражи,например.для этого дадут указания верховному суду или окружному,где были возбуждены дела.не суть важно,это дело техники.так во,т если Самаку дадут стать премьером,то так и будет.странно было бы ожидать,что лидеры переворота сдадут позиции без боя и отправятся,если не прямиков в тюрму,то в опалу или изгнание.

[voyager1970]

Читал сегодня бумажный Бангкок Пост, там о возвращении Таксина как о решенном деле написано - даже срок указан - Валентинов День.
Но на той же странице описно, что много народу (вроде 60 человек) задержали за фалшивые бюллетени - чем не предлог для отмены ресултатов выборов?

ELECTION 2007

18 voters arrested countrywide for tearing their ballot papers

POST REPORTERS


Prasong Yuhuad, 60, signs a police document after tearing a ballot at a polling station in Samut Prakan's Muang district. She ripped up the ballot after making a mistake marking the sheet.

Eighteen people, most of them elderly, were yesterday arrested for tearing their ballot papers.

Most said they did it without realising that the act was against the law.

Yen Chattan, 55, a construction worker in Samut Sakhon who was drunk when he ripped his ballot sheet, said after his arrest that he mistook it for a piece of paper.

In Surin, Phet Sakaew, 63, tore his ballot paper at a polling booth in Tha Tum district, claiming he thought it would be better if he destroyed it after having wrongly marked the sheet.

In Samut Prakan's Muang District, Prasong Yuhuad, ripped his ballot paper after realising that he had written the number of the candidate in his mind instead of putting an X mark as the law requires.

Also in the same province, Thongsap Buamuang, 76, tore both of his ballot papers because he believed that was a strict legal requirement before the two sheets could be dropped into the ballot box.

In Ratchaburi, police detained Theerachai Khambindeelirat, 37, at a polling unit in Ban Pong district after he deliberately torn up one of his ballot paper.

The man said he did it to express his dissatisfaction with the 2007 constitution.

He said he knew the act was a punishable offence.

Mr Theerachai's mother, Suree Ketsuriwong, 58, said her son had acted oddly for nearly two years and kept talking about politics all the time.

In Nakhon Ratchasima, Paiboon Puttanpong, 66, flew into a rage and ripped his two ballot papers at the 6th polling unit in Pak Chong district, saying she was upset with polling officials for having kept her waiting in a line for too long.

In Trang, Sikao district saw a 100% voter turnout in Pak Klong village, which has 186 eligible voters.

It was the first ever village in Thailand to register a 100% turnout.

Meanwhile, Pol Gen Vichien Potphosri, deputy national police chief, said altogether 209 electoral law violation cases were filed between Nov 1 and Dec 23.

He said illegal alcohol sales cases topped the list of offences with 182 cases.

[Tannya]

Для желающих переехать в Тай похоже результаты выборов - плохая новость. Таксин проводил достаточно жесткую визовую политику, именно при нем отменили инвестиционную визу и начался гимор с ограниченным пребыванием в течение полугода... Если все вернется на круги своя, то скорее всего последуют и другие сложности с длительным пребыванием .
Может я конечно пессимист....

[voyager1970]

BREAKING NEWS

PPP says it has enough to form government - BANGKOK POST - 17:16

(BangkokPost.com) - People Power party (PPP) has enough support from small parties to form a coalition government, PPP secretary-general Surapong Suebwonglee said Monday.

Mr Surapong, speaking at a news conference, denied to say who those parties are.

The latest unofficial results conducted by Election Commission stated that PPP has 232 out of 480 seats while its rival Democrat gets 165 seats.

Chart Thai party has 37 while Puea Pandin has 25. Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana gets nine; Matchimathipataya has seven and Pracharaj has five seats.

[И.В.С.]

Мне почему-то Таксин всегда напоминает, когда его показывают по ящику, нашего бывшего премьера Касьянова. Не знаю почему и чем, но напоминает. Ассоциативно наверное.

[Ruslik]

Ассоциативно, опальный олигарх-министр, живущий в Лондоне и имеющий собственный футбольный клуб (Манчестер Сити), напоминает мне диковинную помесь его российских коллег А и Б.

[voyager1970]

схожесть лишь отдаленная.Таксин имеет партию своих сторонников,его поддерживает значительна часть сельского населения северо-востока и у него очень много своих денег{не тех,что так называемым олигархам в России позволили наворовать сверху за откат} ,а именно своих денег.судя по отсутствию ответных действий со стороны военных,они либо уже нейтрализованы,либо куплены на корню.