Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - Most people in Thailand do not want fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to dominate or interfere in the formation of the new Cabinet, according to a recent Abac poll.
The poll was conducted from July 12-16 on 2,114 respondents in 17 provinces across the country.
Of the total, 65.3 per cent wanted Thaksin to have no involvement in the Cabinet formation because his opponents could stage political turmoil or a coup; 34.7 per cent supported Thaksin's move, reasoning he had political clout that could help prevent internal wrangling over ministerial seats.
In response to the report the Election Commission had yet to endorse former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as Democrat party- list number one, and Pheu Thai party- list number one Yingluck Shinawatra, pending investigations into electoral wrongdoings, 71.3 per cent of respondents were upset, fearing if both were not certified, political turmoil and violence could result.
Another 13.8 per cent of respondents agreed with the EC's move and 14.9 per cent said they felt nothing.
But 54.8 per cent warned it could stir the highest level of violence, 28.9 per cent medium-scale violence and 16.4 per cent believed there would not be any problem. A high 80.4 per cent wanted to give Yingluck a chance to become the country's first female PM, while 55.3 per cent wanted to give red-shirt leaders the chance of ministerial seats; 76.4 per cent believed the EC would finally certify Yingluck.
Responding to a poll result that showed some people supported the EC for not endorsing Abhisit and Yingluck, Election Commissioner Sodsri Satayatham dismissed the significance of the poll results, saying they did not necessarily reflect the opinion of the majority of the public.
She said if the EC had not yet endorsed 95 per cent of the total MPs within the 30 day deadline stipulated by law, the EC would endorse enough MPs to start the Parliament session. The EC would continue with its electoral investigation and issue red cards or yellow cards later, she said.
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Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 30,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 30,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 30,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 30,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl, President Ms. Rattana Keo,
its called push polling....
if Thaksin is involved the military and elites will kill lots of people, do you want him involved?
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