“Paetongtarn” accepts her offer to be PM, not thinking of repeating the “father-uncle” incident

"Paethongtarn" accepts the offer to be the Prime Minister, taking over the baton from "Settha", has not yet thought about repeating the mistakes of "father-uncle", insists on consulting the family on every matter, accepts "Khunying Or" is concerned, does not clearly answer whether the digital wallet project will continue or not. Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party, answered questions from the media after the press conference about whether she was concerned that it would repeat the same mistakes as Mr. Thaksin and Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, the two former prime ministers, because they are both from the Shinawatra family. Ms. Paethongtarn said that she had not thought about this yet because she did not have time to think about it. Everything happened very quickly. Yesterday (August 14), she had just returned from Shanghai, which she found out about after everyone else, at around 6:00 p.m. Therefore, preparations had been made in the Pheu Thai Party and the coalition government parties, whi ch was the intention and focus on this matter. Has this decision been discussed with Ms. Paethongtarn's family? Of course, I consult with the family about everything. Everyone thinks that we have reached a point where we have to move the country forward, so we are happy and determined. As for the news that Khunying Potjaman Damapong, who is the mother, will not allow her to become the prime minister, what is the truth? Ms. Paethongtarn said that Khunying Aor is a mother who is naturally worried about her child, just like she herself is a mother and understands this matter as well. She does not know when in the future she will stop worrying about her child. Everyone can understand this matter, but we have talked about it and respect each other's decision. When asked if Thaksin gave advice on becoming prime minister, Ms. Paethongtarn said that he had given advice on many things that he did, but as she said, the way we communicate in the family is more about encouraging each other, and if you need advice, he is always ready to give it. As for whether Thaksin will be given closer advice from now on or whether he will take up a position, Ms. Paetongtarn said that as a father and someone who has experience as a prime minister before, he definitely has to give advice. And as she said in an interview, we give advice to each other on every matter anyway. Asked if we will be closer, it is probably not and will be the same because we are already very close. As for the digital wallet policy, will it continue? Ms. Paethongtarn said that we must continue to listen to opinions. Today, there has been no vote for the prime minister. Let everything be official first, then we will go into detail about the administration. As for the rumor that this project will be dropped along with Mr. Settha, Ms. Paethongtarn said that this matter needs to be discussed in more detail again. Whether this is true as rumored or not, because the public is waiting for an answer, Ms. Paethongtarn said that she will still listen to opinions from t he coalition parties in her discussions. As for the Pheu Thai Party, is this policy a flagship? Ms. Paethongtarn said, 'Today, should we take care of this matter first?' When asked how she viewed the leaders who would not repeat the past, Ms. Paethongtarn said that she believed that everyone was a citizen, so this issue should not be an issue. She also thought that the work of the coalition government that we will set up together, everyone had a way of communicating and a way of working that was acceptable. She asked for a little more time to let the work that Mr. Settha had done bear fruit, which was almost time because it had already been a year. Today, there was a post about having dinner with Mr. Last, did you talk or tell him that Pheu Thai Party will propose him as Prime Minister? Ms. Paetongtarn said that Mr. Settha is the one who supported her to be nominated. She respects Mr. Settha already. Today, we talked. In fact, we talked since yesterday. He supported this matter a lot. He is a person with a lot of passion and wants to push various policies to be successful. I believe that the media who are close to Mr. Settha must already know that he has 100% energy and is very determined to work. She hopes that he will push various policies of Pheu Thai Party and the coalition government to be successful for the people. As for the rumor that, apart from the executive committee's resolution, Ms. Paethongtarn is the one who offered to take over from Mr. Settha, is that right? Ms. Paethongtarn said, 'Yes.' And tomorrow, in the prime ministerial vote, she will not present her vision. -312. Source: Thai News Agency