All signs point to Sudarat

Yesterday’s editorial was an eye-opener on the political position of Sudarat Keyuraphan. Each day that I travel along the Bang Na expressway, I am reminded of Sudarat’s warning on her last day as transport minister that easing the bottleneck requires construction of another lane – yet the construction project was swiftly aborted by her successor. Sudarat is one of those efficient and effective politicians who are never liked by run-of-the-mill ministers. 

After being brought in to advise Yingluck Shinawatra at the request of her brother Thaksin, Sudarat was pushed aside during the early days of 2011’s flood crisis. Since then she has never been seen as being close to Yingluck, which has turned out to be a blessing for Sudarat.

Since preventing the return of the Shinawatras is now the name of the game, I would venture to guess that the man in Dubai will have no choice but to offer the helm of the party to this lady, who many view as the least objectionable candidate. The only alternative would appear to be chaos and fragmentation for the party, leaving the country in a vacuum once more and “that family” adrift on a river of no return.

Yes, the stage is set for Sudarat to lead. 

Songdej Praditsmanont