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[Harold]

"The ruling coalition's second and third biggest partners yesterday disputed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's remark that the next election could be held early next year, expressing doubts whether the country would be ready for polls by then.

The spokesmen of the Bhum Jai Thai and Chart Thai Pattana parties disagreed with Abhisit that the House could be dissolved to pave way for a general election early next year.

Chart Thai Pattana spokesman Watchara Kannikar expressed concern that if voters have to go to the poll when loopholes in election laws are not yet plugged, the same old political problems will continue to haunt the country. He recommended that the PM push for the amendment of the two articles in the Constitution regarding election zoning and Article 190 before dissolving the House. . .

Bhum Jai Thai spokesman Supachai Jaisamut also backed Watchara's stance, saying although the PM had the sole right to dissolve the House, it would be an honour if the PM held joint discussions with the coalition parties.

Chart Thai Pattana chief adviser Banharn Silapa-Archa also made his stand clear that he would like the charter amendment to be completed by August. And if a public referendum is needed, the government must ensure that it stays in power till the work is finished. He admitted that the government's stability would be adversely affected, if the Democrat Party was dissolved by a court verdict because the government would lose a number of MPs as a result."

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/...r-30134022.html

[Garcia]

The real reason these coalition politicians don't want elections now is that the voters in many areas where they have candidates, the people know that they sided with the Democrats and army against the red shirts and have blood on their hands from the shootings and killings in Bangkok. They want lots of time so that the voters start to forget about their part in supporting the killings.