THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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PM doesn’t expect latest election delay to dent govt popularity

PM doesn’t expect latest election delay to dent govt popularity

Postponement of the enforcement of the MP election bill by 90 days will not affect the government’s popularity, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday.

Prayut said he would still keep his promise and that everything would continue to follow the administration’s roadmap.
“I promise the same, and nothing has changed,” the PM insisted after delivering a speech at the 60th-anniversary celebration of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School.
Some groups are still trying to steer things back to where they were when the junta took power, so people have to choose whether they prefer that path or his way, he said.
However, the premier declined to say whether the National Legislative Assembly’s decision to defer implementation of the MP election bill would be the final delay before the general election, stating that it was not him that had caused the latest postponement.
So, there is “no before or after the election”, as he has done nothing to change things, he stressed, while calling on the media not to let people convince themselves that “a situation” had been created.
The premier also said he did not know whether the pre-election period would end in February next year, as it depended on the legal process regarding the organic laws.
He could not confirm a final call on an election date, as he was not able force proceedings through the legal process, he said.
The legal process, he added, had not yet ended as a joint law-review committee would be set up if differences were raised by those considering the legality of the MP election bill.
The junta’s mission would be completed in line with the timescale under the roadmap, he explained.
Unfinished business meant that everything must be for the benefit of all Thais and serve the country, not just the junta, he said.

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