A group of businessmen, researchers, and financiers, who call
itself as the Alliance of Neutral People for Democracy and Peace,
has called on Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to take a rest from
his political career for a while and appoint his deputy to take his
job in a pre-election period, the official Thai News Agency said on
Monday.
Anusorn Thammajai, President of BT Asset Management Co., who is
the group's coordinator, said the political situation appeared to
escalate with the opposition bloc boycotting the snap election and
mounting distrust about the fair election.
As well, Thaksin had become a center of conflicts in the society
because there are people who like and dislike him.
For the sake of the country's peace and order, he said, Thaksin
should take a rest from the political career for a while and
appoint his deputy as the caretaker premier on the eve of the
election.
Should the political tension continue unabated, he said, the
group would call for a postponement of the election and a
discussion by all sides.
The group is willing to coordinate in organizing a meeting to
find a way to form the provisional government tasked for
implementing the second political reform and organizing the
election.
Anusorn said the group would submit a letter after the election,
requesting the new government, senators, and independent
organizations to select a committee tasked for carrying out the
second political reform, amend the constitution, and holding a new
election as soon as possible.
(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2006)
