Thread: Thais Vote: Election Day 2011 - The General Poll and Results - Free and Fair?

From Twitter today:

BPbreakingnews Bangkok Post by aelacallan

Poor showing of Bhumjaithai in the Northeast 9 / Pheu Thai 116 / Democrat 1 (Suan Dusit's exit poll)

14 minutes ago

Voting in the 2011 general election ended at 3pm.

Early results from exit polls indicated a likely sweeping victory for Pheu Thai.

^^
Very significant. If that's confirmed, it's effectively a collapse of BJT's vote - and makes them close to irrelevant as a Dem consortium partner..... never mind that the Dems' vote has also shrunk.

it's those who do the counting that is important, not those who do the voting

Originally Posted by SteveCM

From Twitter today:

BPbreakingnews Bangkok Post by aelacallan

Poor showing of Bhumjaithai in the Northeast 9 / Pheu Thai 116 / Democrat 1 (Suan Dusit's exit poll)

14 minutes ago

Great.

Plenty of red cards to be handed out yet.

Originally Posted by Mid

will Abhisit and Shutep stand by their words and fall on their swords ?

If the results are confirmed, I'd say "Yes". "More time with their families" - not to mention CP duties for Mark (and a self-exculpating book, no doubt) while Shut-up (I like that) also gets to spend more time with his palm oil scams.

Originally Posted by Gerbil

Plenty of red cards to be handed out yet.

I am sure PT will also be leading in that department

Thaksin's certainly in play.

Originally Posted by SteveCM

Very significant. If that's confirmed, it's effectively a collapse of BJT's vote

More importantly it seems to indicate to me that the sway local bigwigs hold over voting patterns has diminished.

People go out and vote for the party or candidate they like instead of following the advice of village leaders.

• Pheu Thai
  
  No. of constituency-based MPs: 247
  No. of party-list MPs: 66
  
  247 No. of constituency-based MPs + 66 No. of party-list MPs
  
  313
  
  
• Democrat
  
  No. of constituency-based MPs: 107
  No. of party-list MPs: 45
  
  107 No. of constituency-based MPs + 45 No. of party-list MPs
  
  152
  
  
• BhumjaiThai
  
  No. of constituency-based MPs: 9
  No. of party-list MPs: 4
  
  9 No. of constituency-based MPs + 4 No. of party-list MPs
  
  13
  
  
• Thai National Development
  
  No. of constituency-based MPs: 8
  No. of party-list MPs: 2
  
  8 No. of constituency-based MPs + 2 No. of party-list MPs
  
  10
  
  
• Palung Chon
  
  No. of constituency-based MPs: 4
  No. of party-list MPs: 1
  
  4 No. of constituency-based MPs + 1 No. of party-list MPs
  
  5
  
  
• Rak Thailand
  
  No. of party-list MPs: 3
  
  0 No. of constituency-based MPs + 3 No. of party-list MPs
  
  3
  
  
• National Development
  
  No. of party-list MPs: 2
  
  0 No. of constituency-based MPs + 2 No. of party-list MPs
  
  2
  
  
• Matubhum
  
  No. of party-list MPs: 1
  
  0 No. of constituency-based MPs + 1 No. of party-list MPs
  
  1
  
  
• Rak Santi
  
  No. of party-list MPs: 1
  
  0 No. of constituency-based MPs + 1 No. of party-list MPs
  
  1
  
  
• Mahachon
  
  
  0 No. of constituency-based MPs + 0 No. of party-list MPs
  
  0
  
  

• No. of constituency-based MPs
• No. of party-list MPs

it's those who do the counting that is important, not those who do the voting

Is that because people can't count in general? Butters you must be getting worried. Are you going to make money off of this situation in the end?

She only needs 251 for a majority?

Originally Posted by sabang

Thaksin's certainly in play.

and you find this a good thing ? a known authoritarian manipulative fascist to lead the lambs to the slaughterhouse ?

the vote of the people is clear,

Thaksin == New King of the People

If the results (yes - yet to be confirmed ) were closer, the red cards would be more of an issue. Priority #1 of Thai judicial decision-making: "Which way is the political wind blowing"?

I don't see the EC going against this gale force.....

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Originally Posted by sabang

Thaksin's certainly in play.

and you find this a good thing ? a known authoritarian manipulative fascist to lead the lambs to the slaughterhouse ?

your political ignorance and naivety is breathtaking

Only 35 seats for all the smaller parties combined.

Neat.

A female PM
In Thailand Wow!

Originally Posted by mc2

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Originally Posted by sabang

Thaksin's certainly in play.

and you find this a good thing ? a known authoritarian manipulative fascist to lead the lambs to the slaughterhouse ?

your political ignorance and naivety is breathtaking

look at your avatar, your blind devotion is breathtaking

hopefully, the system will work and will stop PT from winning an overall majority

Originally Posted by Takeovers

Only 35 seats for all the smaller parties combined.

If confirmed there will be no need for concensus politics
The old gaurd won't like it

Originally Posted by SteveCM

I don't see the EC going against this gale force.....

quite the double standard you were denouncing not so long ago

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

If confirmed there will be no need for concensus politics
The old gaurd won't like it

yes, over the board authoritarian politics is the way to go

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

No. of constituency-based MPs No. of party-list MPs

187 v's 313 ........................