Victory! Samak’s Out. Or Is He.

Another beautiful twist in the ever bizarre world of Thai politics. Not hate nor a mob nor a political debate topple Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. But a cooking show. Thai politics certainly live up to their reputation of mindless nitpicking. Out of the blue the coalition got a golden chance to salvage the national crisis.

Get all the latest opinions and takes on the topic here. A small victory for the PAD with a little outside help through justice by chance. “Constitutional madness,” says New Mandala. I’d call it a “constitutional mercy coup.”

As they say here: “We are Thai.” Somehow they will muddle through. The only thing you can take for granted: It won’t be the last bizarre twist in Thailand’s topsy-turvy politics. Or do we only just witness the continuation of a Thai judicial revolution? Time to revisit our Samak sings the anthem.

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5 Responses to “Victory! Samak’s Out. Or Is He.”

Peter Hall on September 9th, 2008 5.59 pm

Judging from the eye of the beholder:

Thanks for the valuable IPS link BD; now let’s see if those PAD arrest warrants ever get executed … a strong judiciary is not necessarily an unbiased one.
number&number on September 10th, 2008 8.10 am

Mob to install next PM: It’s revealing that PAD sponsors are on the front line to settle all the injustice the elite and middle class have had to endure over the last six months … State Enterprise will finally prove it is worth more than the lowly farmer … the meretricious educated will feel vindicated over the poor and uneducated … Dharma for Dummies in Southeast Asia!
chang dek on September 12th, 2008 2.24 pm

Out of the frying pan, into the fire, or was it the slop bucket? Samak-mania hits the nefarious British tabloids:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2008/sep/11/samak.sundaravej
number&number on September 14th, 2008 6.16 am

Samak’s out, now another of PAD’s broken promises rears its ugly face.

Showdown for the real corruption and manipulators to expose themselves, unless they really think the world is too stupid to see who they are and their premise that the Thai population is too immature to vote in democratic elections …

The world press was not born yesterday …:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7613113.stm
Bangkoker on September 16th, 2008 12.13 am

Quote: “Now let’s see if those PAD arrest warrants ever get executed … a strong judiciary is not necessarily an unbiased one.”

If the warrants are not executed, then it would be the police that are possibly biased, not the judiciary.
And to suggest that the police are biased against PAD might be stretching it since Thaksin’s cronies are still holding top positions of the force.

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