Bangkok Post
WASSANA NANUAM SUBIN KHUENKAEW
Deputy Prime Minister Sonthi Boonyaratkalin is encouraging people to cast advance votes, amid mounting concerns that the old power clique will make a comeback after the Dec 23 general election. The former army chief, who now heads a national committee working on eradicating poll fraud, is pinning his hopes on the so-called swing vote _ so-far-undecided voters _ turning against the People Power party (PPP) before election day.
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Gen Sonthi wants to lure voters from the old power clique after opinion surveys showed that if the election took place now, the PPP would probably win.
At this point, I don't even see the need to have elections anymore. Just a waste of money.
The generals have turned this election into a farce. Might as well have a phony election like they do in Arab and Communist countries where the dictators give themselves 99% of the vote in bogus elections where they seek international legitimacy.
I have no doubt that the international community will sign off on this election as "free and fair" even though the evidence so far has proven otherwise.
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