Shinawatra grooming himself for south-east Asia leadership: observers
- Correspondents Report, October 5, 2003
PETER LLOYD: ...Unflattering comparisons have been made to
Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi and his controlling ways and Dr
Mahathir authoritarian style, but Mr Thaksin insists he’s
neither.
THAKSIN SHINAWATRA: I have the Parliament, the check and balance
system, don’t worry I can be dictator, I cannot. The system
cannot allow, even if you want to, you cannot. (laughter from
audience) But this does not mean that I want to. (laughter from
audience)
PETER LLOYD: However, there is one aspect of the Mahathir way
that Thaksin espouses, the placing of economic development ahead
of freewheeling political liberties.
THAKSIN SHINAWATRA: I'm aggressive, that's my style. We don't
have economy of scale, so we need economy of speed.
Thaksin grooming himself for south-east Asia leadership
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