So TRT2 wins, pretty much. No surprises there. My prediction for the upcoming new government? They will abolish the military drafted constitution (you know, the one that absolves them of all crime for the rest of their lives), they will grant the 111 TRT executives pardons, and Thaksin will be back as our Prime Minister. Also in the cards,will be the punishment of the coup makers, although this will be lenient, maybe due to higher authority figures stepping in behind the scenes.
As for the “laws” that were hastily passed by this joke government, I think there will be a few that TRT2 will keep, namely the Internet law. It gives the government and the police such absolute power over the people, why should they give it up? Most likely they will pick and choose which ones to keep, and the personal freedoms of the people will be thrown back to 50 years ago.
As one of my foreign friends asked me, “Has the past 15 months been a complete waste then?” Yes, yes it has.
