Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva; IPA: pronunciation ; born 3 August 1964) is a Thai politician who was the 27th prime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011 and is the current leader of the Democrat Party. As leader of the second largest party in the House of Representatives, he was also leader of the opposition – a position he held from December 2008 until his party's en masse resignation from the House on 8 December 2013. That same month, he was formally charged...
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We are exercising our constitutional right and the prime minister must make the decision.
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What we did when we took the position was to make a statement and we made a statement.
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We're in uncharted territory. This is the first time we've seen mass protests concerning the legitimacy of a person who's been elected.
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We have no problem with the prime minister's offer.
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We are protesting a new form of dictatorship and authoritarianism.
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The current political tension is very serious. We have not yet ruled out a boycott of the election.
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The only way out of the current crisis is to amend the Constitution.
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I have talked with representatives from the two other parties who said they had no problem with the offer either.
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The Democrat party had asked me to consult with these two parties over the issue and this evening we decided that each party go back to consider it again before giving their answers tomorrow.
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Our stance is still the same. We have changed nothing.
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There is no way out of the crisis unless the prime minister accepts that the key part of the problem is his own legitimacy.
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This is the most blatant example of 'mob rule'.
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This is really not about counting votes. It's about allowing the rule of law, checks and balances.
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If the ultimate goal is to solve the conflicts in the country, I would like to call for you (the prime minister) to announce your resignation as soon as possible.