Unfazed by Democrats, govt fears only rally

Published: 22 Nov 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Despite the no-confidence debate threat from the opposition and the Senate, the government remains unperturbed and confident that it will sail through the Nov 25-28 debate without difficulty.

Such confidence stems from the very positive public image of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who has successfully avoided all forms of political confrontation to stay above the political fray.

Different polls have also shown that the general public feel wary of the upcoming no-confidence debate which they see as an arena for politicians to engage in childish quarrels, thus producing no good for the country. The public feel this is why the prime minister sees little value in attending parliamentary sessions.

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domdunnn
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Discussion 2 : 22 Nov 2012 at 10.132
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It is wrong to say that the government are worried that the rally will topple them, rallies do not topple governments. What they are worried about is that the rally may somehow lead others to believe that the conditions are right to risk overthrowing the government by violent means.
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Discussion 1 : 22 Nov 2012 at 09.141
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I think whatever the Democrats will bring up in the no confidence debate won't convince any red-shirt that the Shinawatra government did anything wrong. And even if they would have some doubts they still would never ever support the DEMs. So the debate will only help the DEM supporters to confirm what they know already: PT is bad and there is nothing they can do about it.
Now the rally is a different thing: If all would go strictly according to the rules then nothing would happen. But who cares about any rules in Thailand anymore?
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