Yellow shirts want Sondhi to lead party

Yellow shirts want Sondhi to lead party
3/07/2009

An opinion poll by People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) showed that 81 per cent of the respondents wanted a political party of the yellow-shirt people be set up to press ahead with new politics ideology, and 53.61 per cent of them preferred Sondhi Limthongkul as party leader.

The poll results were announced at a press conference held at Baan Phra Arthit this afternoon by a key leader of PAD, Phiphop Thongchai and PAD spokesman Panthep Puapongphan.

The PAD poll, conducted on May 24-25, involved 22,013 yellow shirts, of which 58.48 were females and 41.52 males. Of the total respondents, 44.38 per cent were people in the Central and West, 15.89 per cent in the Northeast, 15.41 per cent in the South, 13.90 per cent in the East, and 10.42 in the North.

The majority of the respondents also wanted PAD leaders to take part in the new political party and to assume political posts. The poll results relating to positions in the PAD’s political party of key leaders preferred by the respondents were as follows;

Name as party executives party advisor leader

1) Sondhi Limthongkul 15.13% 31.26% 53.61%
2) Chamlong Srimuang 26.88% 55.75% 17.37%
3) Somkiat Pongpaibul 54.07% 30.06% 15.17%
4) Somsak Kosaisuk 51.95% 42.08% 5.97%
5) Phiphop Thongchai 52.58% 42.71% 4.7%

Asked about the person the respondents wanted most to be the party leader, if the PAD leaders did not get involved in the new political party, they said Arthit Urairattana (8.54%), followed by Jermsak Pinthong (5.59%), Suriyasai Katasila (4.21%), Sqd Ldr Prasong Soonsiri (3.27%), Gen Pathompong Kesornsuk (1.99%), Anand Panyarachun (1.66%), Kasit Piromya (1.65%), Prapan Koonmee(1.40%), Abhisit Vejjajiva (0.84%), Pramote Nakornthap (0.69%), Pol Gen Seriphisut Temeeyaves (0.54%), and Pol Gen Prathin Santipraphop (0.44%).

bangkokpost.com

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Originally Posted by Mid

Yellow shirts want Sondhi to lead party
3/07/2009

The PAD poll, conducted on May 24-25, involved 22,013 yellow shirts, of which 58.48 were females and 41.52 males. Of the total respondents, 44.38 per cent were people in the Central and West, 15.89 per cent in the Northeast, 15.41 per cent in the South, 13.90 per cent in the East, and 10.42 in the North.

Is that the north, south, east and west of Thailand or Bangkok?

I'm sure the little gobshite will lead Thailand into a golden future of prosperity and happiness, given the chance, and when he's not faking assassination attempts..

Note that the survey was of Yellow Shirt supporters, not of the general population. They are almost certain to form a party to try to unite the forces of the extreme right, the Bangkok elite, ultra nationalists, military elite and the very rich. They have no chance at all of winning an election, of course, and they must know that. Their aim must be to win some seats (one or two in Bangkok perhaps) enough to form part of an anti popular alliance and to achieve enough bargaining power to help preserve the status quo of the present ruling class, to prevent any reform of the constitution, diminution of the powers of the military or improvement of the lives of the rural poor. The tragedy of Thailand is that there are no good guys, except Abhisit perhaps and he can do absolutely anything, except keep a promise or win an election.

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Originally Posted by Kapilvastu

to prevent any reform of the constitution,

Or to encourage reform if it furthers their objective.