News Forum - Thailand News Today | Thai PM expected to resign today (but will he?)

[Thaiger]

https://youtu.be/7LjxjpP7ESo   Thailand’s constitution stipulates that no prime minister can remain in power longer than eight years. So why is there a chance he could stay in office?  Prayut’s supporters would like to argue that his premiership began in April 2017, when a new 105-page constitution was drafted by the National Council for Peace and Order – basically a fancy name for the ruling military coup makers at the time – was approved by HM the King. If the Constitutional Court favours the latter option, PM Prayut could continue serving as prime minister until April 2025. A petition was submitted […]

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[Khunmark]

Whether he resigns or not, doesn’t address the larger issue of democratic process. Thailand, like the U.S  would be better served by a dictatorship, as the citizens of each country have an ingrained distrust of democratic process.

[TheGuestofTH]

If your information was really correct then how do you explain the failures of countries: CUBA, CHINA, RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA, and more where the PEOPLE have basically NO healthcare, little availability of good paying jobs, lack of available food and clothing, lack of available schools, teachers, indentured servitude, and very poor quality of life. I grew up in a democracy and am very thankful of that. Yes, ALL POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTS have some corruption but in a DEMOCRACY, at least you cannot be killed, or imprisoned for trying to correct/change the people responsible for that corruption. IMHO