Who should lead us? People we can vote out of power 

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2018
Who should lead us? People we can vote out of power 

Re: “What kind of leaders should Thais have?”, Nation editorial, April 16. 

I would concentrate on the parties before the leaders. Chaturon Chaisaeng said the other day the problem of Pheu Thai was how to make it into a political institution. Implicit in that remark is the acknowledgement Pheu Thai is just the plaything of the Shinawatras. At least the Democrats have a system where the executive board and leader are selected. The problem is they are too conservative. I say to the young: join Future Forward, get involved in decision making, policy planning, discussions about reforms of the country. Voting for the clans of the past in Suphan Buri, Chon Buri, Chachoengsao, Sukhothai, etc, will do nothing for Thailand.
Many say Thais are apathetic about politics. Well, perhaps social media with its public participation can make discussion about politics more relevant.
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Thailand will continue to go back to square one until the democratic process is allowed to take its course by permitting them to vote a party out. 
The coups have made Pheu Thai stronger, as the people see them as the only party strong enough to balance against the military. If the eventual voting out of a party were allowed to happen, imagine how much power the people would have.  
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