By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE DEMOCRATS headed by former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva are anticipated to get as many as nearly 40 MP seats in the Feb.8 election, mostly from southern constituencies where they used to prevail in previous races to parliament, according to NIDA Poll director Suvicha Pouaree. Abhisit’s Old School conservative camp
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Pipat shrugs off Abhisit’s surge in hype among southerners
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Pipat Ratchakitprakarn today (Dec.2) shrugged off a reported surge in personal hype of Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva among southern constituents, particularly those adversely affected by critical flooding. The deputy prime minister-cum-transport minister, assigned to direct electoral campaigns of the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government, in
Read moreAbhisit most favourite to southerners as next PM: NIDA Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEMOCRAT LEADER Abhisit Vejjajiva has been viewed as the most favourite to many southern constituents to become prime minister following an upcoming general election, no matter how many Democrat MPs may then fare under his command, according to the latest NIDA poll. Among a total 2,000 respondents who are reportedly
Read moreAbhisit comes back as Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has today (Oct. 18) returned as an unrivalled Democrat leader – the top position in the Old School conservative party which he had left behind over the last six years. In an extraordinary party caucus, Abhisit was unrivalled in the naming of him as leader
Read moreMadam Pang tipped to be named Democrat secretary-general
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NUALPAN LAMSAM, better known as Madam Pang, might probably be named Democrat secretary-general in a party caucus to pick a new leadership of the Old School conservative camp scheduled for the upcoming Saturday, a partisan source said today (Oct.13). Madam Pang, the current president of the Football Association of Thailand,
Read morePipat confident of Democrat MPs’ planned departure for Bhumjaithai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME Minister-cum-Transport Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn today (Oct.7) rested assured of an upcoming phenomenon in which a number of Democrat MPs representing southern constituencies will depart for the Bhumjaithai to seek re-election under the tickets of the core of the current coalition government despite the likelihood of Abhisit Vejjajiva coming
Read moreAbhisit won’t be able to stop Democrat MPs from departing
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA will likely be named Democrat leader again later this month but he could not do much to help restore the exponentially-ebbing popularity of the country’s oldest party or stop Democrat MPs from leaving for other camps during a run-up to a general election, speculated in the upcoming March,
Read moreDemocrats in Pheu Thai-led govt badly hurt partisan members, supporters: Abhisit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SENSATIONAL PHENOMENON in which the Democrats jumped onto the Pheu Thai government bandwagon was critically hurting sentiment of members and supporters of the country’s oldest party, past and present, concluded former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva over the weekend. Abhisit, a former Democrat leader, said such power play on the
Read moreChalermchai named Democrat leader, Det-it named Democrat secretary-general
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEMOCRAT secretary-general Chalermchai Sri-on was today (Dec.9) named Democrat leader whilst former Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva opted out by resigning as member of the second largest opposition party. In today’s extraordinary caucus of 260 Democrat members, Chalermchai won an overwhelming vote for Democrat leader whilst Det-it Khaothong was named
Read moreAbhisit urged to contest for return as Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEMOCRAT LEADER/FORMER prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been encouraged to contest for a phenomenal return as leader of today’s second largest opposition party. Former Democrat MP Thepthai Senapong posted on his Facebook page today (Dec.5) to recommend Abhisit vie for Democrat leader in an extraordinary partisan caucus scheduled for
Read moreAbhisit not joining Democrats in contesting general election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Abhisit Vejjajiva reconfirmed today (Mar.21) he will definitely not jump onto the Democrat bandwagon of candidates running in the May 14 general election. Abhisit said he has already resolved to not join ranks with Democrat electoral contestants either in party-listed or constituency-based mode though some among the
Read moreAbhisit admits having very slim chance of becoming PM again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted today (Sept. 3) it would be very unlikely for him to become head of government again in the foreseeable future. Abhisit said his chances of being named premier again with supportive votes from MPs and senators would be utterly slim, compared to others though, he
Read moreAbhisit doubts Prayut could efficiently run the country at all
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER ABHISIT Vejjajiva today (June 27) questioned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s ability to run the country at all since he could not even find a few hours to spend responding to last week’s House interpellation. During a seminar held at parliament on the 90th anniversary of the 1932 Revolution of
Read moreAbhisit backs calls to end senators’ role in picking post-election PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER ABHISIT Vejjajiva has joined ranks with pro-democracy groups in repeating calls for an end to the role of all unelected senators in voting for head of a post-election government. Delivering a speech via a zoom conferencing system to Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law, the former premier advised today (May
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