Despite rumours, PM and goverment not planning early election

[Thaiger]

Amid a scattered Covid-19 response and vaccine rollout, and plenty of political fingerpointing and whispers, government officials dismiss rumours that PM Prayut Chan-o-cha will call an early special election. The rumours gained traction after the prime minister urged cabinet members to hasten their work as the administration had only 1 year left, when in fact the 4-year term ends in March 2023, 22 months away. PM Prayut’s comments at the time included remarks for government agencies to be ready to pass on their projects to the next ruling government. The remark, along with reports of discord within the government’s coalition […]

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[King Cotton]

Damn it!

Prayut has been the key player in dragging Thailand back to the Dark Ages.

1. No respect for others - at any level, be it the public, the press or his government colleagues
2. No effective control over the RTP and its law-enforcement
3. No improvements to social & financial inequality
4. No improvements in Education, well below half-way down the international table of the 3 key measures of Maths, language & science
5. No improvement in road safety
6. A generally perceived worsening of corruption and graft in military and infrastructure procurement
7. Idiotic, irresponsible spending on unneeded military items

Need I say more? Should any T-T member wish to counter my criticism by citing a single improvement that Prayut has brought to Thai life, then I'd be more than interested to read it.