Election won't be held on Oct 15, says Snoh
Pracharaj Party leader Snoh Thienthong speaks at a seminar on the future of Thailand’s democracy yesterday. The veteran politician said he didn’t think there would be an election on October 15 as His Majesty the King’s advice on national reconciliation ha
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There will be no election on October 15 as politicians had failed to follow His Majesty the King's advice about national reconciliation, Pracharaj Party leader Snoh Thienthong said in a seminar yesterday.
He said there were numerous problems to be resolved and too little time before the poll was due. However, people should wait and see what the courts decided while the government and Parliament were out of operation, he said. The seminar examined Thailand's 74 years of democracy after King Rama VII established a constitutional monarchy in 1932. The speakers included former Mahachon Party leader Anek Laothamatas and Palang Paendin Thai Party leader Likhit Dhiravegin. Likhit said a constitutional amendment should allow one senator to represent each province, while academics could appoint all their other colleagues. A political court should be established with representatives from the Supreme, Administrative and Constitution courts along with an institution specialising in politics, he added. Snoh said morality could not be taught through education, as many educated people abused their knowledge. "Borwornsak [Uwanno, former Cabinet secretary-general] was an example of a legislator who distorted the law. When Thaksin went on television saying he would take leave until the new government was in place, Borwornsak signed the letter. But soon after Borwornsak brought the proposal to the Cabinet to let Thaksin come back to work," Snoh said. Supon Thanukrit The Nation
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