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> Pause in the battle
>
> Web www.bangkokpost.com
>
>
> By Achara Ashayagachat
>
> Although it was much anticipated, the Constitution Court's verdict
> dissolving the three coalition parties is not likely to put an end to
> Thailand's protracted political crisis.
>
> At best, it may provide a brief calm to the heated strife until
> parliament reconvenes next week for an extraordinary session to select
> a new prime minister.
>
> Whether parliament is able to reconvene will depend on the People's
> Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
>
> The situation may explain the PAD's withdrawal from Government House,
> which it had illegally occupied for more than three months. Part of
> the move might have been strategic, as the PAD at the time wanted to
> beef up its demonstrations at Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports.
> Part of it might have to do with its plan to vacate the seat of power
> for the new government it has been waiting for.
>
> But will the PAD be able to have its way? After all, the People Power
> party still has enough MPs - 221, after 12 were banned from politics
> by yesterday's rulings - to form a new coalition and propose a new
> prime minister.
>
> As for the PAD, even though it has given up on its siege of the
> airports, the damage it has done to the country's economy and image in
> the eyes of the international community will not be easily forgiven.
> It will have to be extremely careful about its next move.
>
> So, what does the PAD ultimately want?
>
> The PAD's demands seem to have a way of evolving along with the
> situation, although they are now repeating a call for an "impartial"
> government comprising of anyone - be they academics, business people,
> bureaucrats or politicians - except, of course, those from the Thaksin
> camp. The only way for them to achieve that is to prevent a new prime
> minister from being selected within the timeframe specified by the
> Constitution, thus triggering Section 7 of the charter under which
> certain rules may be suspended to break a crisis of electoral
> democracy.
>
> Only through this clause can the "impartial" or "national
> reconciliation" government comprising non-elected people be set up.
>
> Meanwhile, business people have proposed that a Democrat-led coalition
> be given a chance.
>
> Some people may have felt relief after former prime minister Somchai
> Wongsawat seemed to show no resistance to the court verdict and looked
> ready to abandon the premiership immediately after it was read. It was
> a good gesture on his part, albeit a belated one. If the former PM had
> indeed been determined to halt the political conflict, he should have
> dissolved the House when it became clear that he could not deal with
> the airport siege.
>
> The relief is likely to be short-lived, however, since in the end it
> is Mr Somchai's brother-in-law, the ousted premier and fugitive,
> Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been and will continue to be dictating the
> moves in this war game.
>
> Thaksin knows that he has not yet lost. Much more could happen. And it
> is becoming clear that neither Thaksin nor his opponent the PAD cares
> how much damage their fight will cause the country.
>
> Without the necessary number of MPs - unless there are some defections
> from the ruling PPP - the opposition Democrat party does not seem to
> have a decided gain from the parties' dissolution. It cannot form a
> new government anyway. And even if it could, the pro-PPP United Front
> for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) would not let the party it
> sees as having done nothing, reap the windfall so easily. More
> protests will be in store.
>
> Another problem is that after this spate of party dissolutions and
> removal of party executives' political rights, there are only a few
> qualified choices left with which to form a viable cabinet. Indeed,
> with the "leftover" personnel they now have, it does not look like the
> PPP will be able to come up with an impressive prime minister or
> cabinet.
>
> In the final analysis, it does look like the crisis will go on in a
> vicious cycle. The new, incapable cabinet will again be rejected by
> the PAD and probably by the business people who are increasingly
> feeling the economic crunch and badly need a government which knows
> how to do its job well. Another lame-duck government would be the last
> thing they want.
>
> Meanwhile, most politicians will not think of doing anything now,
> except how to get around and amend Section 237 of the Constitution to
> get rid of the party dissolution clause which has kept them chained
> and crippled.
>
> The central question from now on is: will the PAD allow parliament to
> reconvene on Dec 8? If not, the group, which has already experienced
> protest fatigue, may face another backlash and see its support dwindle
> further.
>
> Another factor that should not be underestimated is the presumably
> angry "red shirts", and the possibility that they might be joined by
> those who feel wronged by the PAD's actions, too. A coalition of the
> wounded is always a dangerous one. These people might be willing to
> fight against bullets with their bare hands.
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