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National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s “Democracy”


National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s “Democracy”

Tida Tawornseth

June 12, 2019

(Adapted from Facebook post)

The bogus democracy of the dictatorship regime has many flaws.

First, the current members of parliament (MPs) that came from the pro-Junta party have gained unfair advantages via the used of state power, populist policies, NCPO’s orders, the law and the constitution to support the transition of the Junta’s illegitimate power.

Second, the used of so-called independent institutions, the lack of transparency in the election and the double standard applied against political oppositions have not given the people any sense of fairness or justice. This also includes the counting process in the election which was designed to limit the number of elected MPs from parties that were opposing the regime.

Third, the roles of selected senators that were handpicked by the regime are similar to those of the MPs in the parliament. The senators’ selection process was not in accord to the constitution with lack of transparency which clearly shows that the senators were selected to do NCPO’s bidding.

Fourth, the pro-junta coalition has so many parties but they do not have a stable majority and are still arguing for their own benefits which might be against the constitution.

Fifth, the previous NCPO government has not done a good job as claimed by the regime as people purchasing power is still low from declined crops prices, high-household debt and the restriction of freedom. This also includes the repression and punishment on human rights activists which can be considered as barbaric.
  
Sixth, Palang Pracharath’s populist policies might lead to a national financial crisis if they implemented every single one of them. Due to lack of political legitimacy that this government has, they are now relying on populism to gain popularity which is nothing like a democratic government that truly wants to help the people in the system.