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| Somsak: Somchai Is More of Thaksin's Proxy than Samak |
| UPDATE : 17 September 2008 |
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People's Alliance for Democracy leader Somsak Kosaisuk told PAD protesters last night that he believes Somchai Wongsawat is even more of a proxy of the Thaksin regime than former premier Samak Sundaravej. He added that the PAD’s ultimate goal is to encourage the public to create a new breed of politics, one without corruption.
During his nightly address to the PAD protesters, Somsak Kosaisuk, a PAD leader, said the PAD's lengthy occupation of Government House has turned it into the 'House of the People'.
Somsak then voiced his concerns about interim PM Somchai Wongsawat becoming the 26th prime minister of Thailand. He believes Somchai is even more of a proxy of the Thaksin regime than former PM Samak Sundaravej. He alleged that Somchai is guilty of various wrongdoings, including filing a false asset statement and having a common business interest with former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
Somsak also questioned the motive of the Friends of Newin faction within the People Power party and their short-lived protest against the nomination of Somchai as the new premier. He claimed the faction didn’t have the country’s best interest at heart but was only trying to bargain for more seats in ministries with large national budgets.
The PAD leader explained that the final objective of the PAD is to encourage the people to create new politics, or a true form of people’s politics.
He added that the most suitable economic principle for Thailand is that of ‘sufficiency economy’. He criticized the current government for failing to seriously put into practice the sufficiency principles.
Somsak ended his speech last night by reiterating the meaning of people’s politics. According to Somsak, the term people’s politics describes how the public rises up to push for positive political changes and developments, and ultimately create new politics.
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