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 do it mainly to stop a government that betrays people, that steals from its people under the guise of democracy.
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The government actions will lead to further political crisis, so the three parties have decided to not join the meeting with the prime minister and will not join the elections.
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The situation has not changed since early this week. We believe we have made a decision for a long-term benefit.
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We do not support a coup. We have always operated within the means of the Constitution.
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We have tried to find a new and correct solution for the country.
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Three opposition parties consensually agreed that the house dissolution... was not the right method.
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Three opposition parties agreed that the house dissolution ... was not the right method.
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From the point of view of the people in the streets, they are going ahead with their protests whether we contest the elections or not. So it's between him and the people on the streets.
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I believe that the best way to resolve the crisis is to heed the advise of His Majesty the King, and that all sides should review the positions we have taken.
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But these processes have been distorted by the prime minister. So in the end, we have an elected politician who can remain above the law with no mechanism to deal with it -- no accountability, no responsibility. That to me is not democracy.
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I don't know what we would talk about. I don't think it's necessary.
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The plan to lodge a censure motion against certain ministers will go ahead although they may have changed portfolios then. They are still obliged to clear themselves in the planned censure debate.
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We want to give the prime minister ... a chance to come to a dialogue with all other political parties to set a firm commitment to political reform, and we'll await his response.
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The opposition parties don't want the public to misunderstand that we are campaigning for cabinet portfolios.