By Thai Newsroom Reporters
THE PEOPLE’S LEADER Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (Feb.6) confirmed he is ready, able and willing to become prime minister after the upcoming Sunday’s election with unfaltering intent to change the country for the better as promised in public over the past several weeks of the reformist camp’s electoral campaign.
During the People’s final round of campaign speeches at a crowded Bangkok stadium, Nattapong who is running alongside a couple of the People’s contestants for prime minister strongly assured that he has been well prepared to run the country toward change for the betterment of the people’s welfare and prosperity.
Nattapong repeatedly vowed to fight corruption and graft in bureaucratic and political circles, eliminate transnational scams and money-laundering crimes, deter the old-fashioned custom of politicians from allocating cabinet portfolios among themselves in proportion to the number of MP seats which they may practically take under control and increase the people’s welfare benefits, among other post-election schemes of the reformist party.
At a few instances during the final speech, Nattapong was briefly interrupted by the audience’s roaring and shouting “Prime Minister Teng” (his nickname).
Nattapong encouraged prospective voters nationwide to contribute to change from rule by the powers-that-be to rule by the people’s and for the people by casting overwhelming votes for the reformist camp in both party-listed and constituency-based modes.
The People’s leader pledged to contain the deeply-established, yet unlawful powers-that-be by managing to keep the military from engaging in political activities and prohibiting police from seeking undue promotion, among other anti-graft missions of “the People’s Government.”
The People’s leader repeatedly called on prospective voters to collectively boost the volume of their votes from 14 millions registered in the 2023 election to as many as 20 millions on the upcoming Sunday so that the powers-that-be could no longer deny the setup of “the People’s Government” under the concerted, resolute will toward change of the country for the betterment of the people’s welfare.
On the other hand, he insisted that the country could probably see the same old politicians remain in power if most people only voted for the People’s contestants running in party-listed mode without picking those vying in constituency-based mode as well, albeit under the same party’s banners.
Consequently, the People’s archrivals, namely the ultra-conservative Bhumjaithai, currently core of the caretaker government under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob, could probably manipulate to become core of a coalition government with Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yet remaining in power after the upcoming Sunday’s election, sending the reformist camp into the opposition bloc.
De facto Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao has earlier indicated that the unidentified, “invisible power” may opt to covertly endorse Newin’s camp which, he said, was considered “the most prepared” among all contesting parties to eventually become core of a post-election government.
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Top and Front Page – People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut addressing a big crowd of supporters at a Bangkok stadium tonight, Feb. 6, 2026.
Insert – A huge throng of People’s supporters at tonight (Feb. 6) campaign rally with the Thai caption reading “People’s government”. All photos – Thai Rath
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