Sonthi predicts smaller rallies

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Published: 30 Nov 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Mass political rallies similar to those staged by the Pitak Siam group are unlikely to take place in the near future, leader of the Matubhum Party Sonthi Boonyaratglin said yesterday.

The decisive factors leading to political rallies are financial support, shared ideologies bringing protesters together and the charisma and leadership skills of rally leaders, he told a seminar organised by the Election Commission.

He did not believe political rallies like those of the Pitak Siam group would take place again anytime soon because the key factors were lacking at the moment. There might only be small rallies from time to time, he said.

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Discussion 2 : 30 Nov 2012 at 05.052
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General Sonthi was the one that flushed Democracy the last time.
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Discussion 1 : 30 Nov 2012 at 02.531
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"Gen Sonthi said the country has had 28 prime ministers, but while each focused primarily on the economy and elections, little effort had been made to develop democracy." Although I agree that little effort was made to develop democracy, I wonder how much focus was put on elections by PMs such as Sarit, Thanom, or even Prem.
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