After five years, we still don't have a policy platform from the party. I haven't heard what they are going to do with Thailand. |
Anyway you look at it, this parliament is not legitimate. |
Everyone wants to come to the June diamond jubilee celebration with grace and dignity. We don't want to have protests in the streets. |
He is defying his opponents by saying 'while you guys are singing and dancing, I have a business to run'. |
In a time of intractable crisis like this, we have the king to look to, but ideally we should try to solve our problems ourselves to mature as a democracy. |
In view of the kings' remarks, this may be the most practical, workable solution. It's not straightforward, but if they agree among themselves, they can nullify the elections. |
It looks like at least a handful of constituencies will not be able to pass the 20 percent test. |
It takes a lot to go out and vote for no one. |
The concept of legitimacy in Thailand is not just about elections. It has a moral and ethical component to it. |
The negative outcome of the boycott is that the Democrat Party was not represented in parliament, and the party will have no input in the constitutional reforms because you have to do it in parliament. |
The outgoing Senate has lost credibility and public trust over the past few years. The incoming senators will be hard pressed to cultivate a semblance of legitimacy given the ongoing crisis. |
The protest has put serious pressure on the government. But it has not reached the point where the government will collapse. |
The very people who the PAD is trying to attract are the prospective victims of the disruptive downtown demonstrations. |
This is an early indication of the likely nullification of the April 2 general election. |
We are in for a long haul. |