If election history repeats, Prayut is toast
Re: “EC under microscope for gerrymandering over designing of boundaries”, The Nation, November 23.
The electorate have been through this before in 2007. The popular party (People’s Power Party) was massively handicapped by the banning of many of their key members. The military was going to the red shirt provinces and intimidating them to switch allegiance. The Army chief was backing the Democrats. The Constitution was rewritten to favour the elites’ dominance and the Election Commission was selectively targeting political enemies.
Somehow the electorate turned out in large numbers of over 70 per cent and mandated the leaders of their choice.
No difference this time. They will turn out in numbers. Add to that young first-time voters and the disillusioned yellow shirts. It will be a disaster for pro-military parties. Prayut is toast.
Eric Loh
(ThaiVisa/The Nation)
