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Suchinda has no choice but to resign, press says

’Political chaos intensifies fears of coup in Thailand’
BANGKOK. May 6 Thailand risked being plunged into po lit leal chaos and yet another military ooup as the shaky gov ernment of Prime Minister Suchinda Kraprayoon struggled to remain In power, analysts warned here today, reports AFI'
Tension and uncertainty continued to grow tn the capt tai, which has been the scene of several mass protests, as the opposition parties stepped up their attempt to force Suchinda to resign and bring down the pro-mliltary coalition government.
The situation is very nasty ' said one analyst who follows developments closely. "And what Is so worrying is thaf there is no obvious solution to the problem-"
The lack of an apparent way to break the deadlock between the government and the oppo slUon has intensified fears of military intervention.
"Fear of a repressive reaction from the military Is growing." said another seasoned
The opposition increased the pressure today In Parliament when Opposition
Yongchaiyudh accused Suchinda of being nothing more than a front man for a nulltary Junta
The attack came minutes after Suchinda delivered his governments first policy statement which the oppost Uon had boycotted, filing into the chamber after the Prime Minister had finished
Outside parliament thousands of anti-government protesters gathered to show their support for Cham long Srimuang. an Influential and popular MP who announced at an anti-government rally on Monday night that he would fast until he dies or Suchinda resigns.
A stony — faced Suchinda showed no reaction as Chaowallt, himself a former military chief, berated him for going back on his word and agreeing to take over the pre mlership
The opposition claims the government Is simply an extension of the junta that seized poWer in a coup early last year from elected Prime Minister Chatichal Choonhavan.
Suchinda, who master minded that coup, vowed at the time that under no dr
cumstancea would he become Thailand s next Prime Minister.
Opposition MPs are also an gered by the Interim constitution. announced earlier this year by the junta, which gave sweeping powers to the mill Lary appointed Senate, making It virtually Impossible for Parliament to topple the gov ernment without Senate approval
Suchinda further upset the opposition when he agreed to include several ministers in his cabinet who had been accursed of corruption in the Chatichal administration
But Suchinda has ruled out the possibility of his resigns Uon.
"If 1 am to resign under these conditions then there will be a Prime Minister rc signing tn our country every day.' he said on Tuesday night
The country’s littery stock exchange plunged more than 40 points Wednesday morning taking Its fall over the past month to more than 100 points. Turnover has also plummeted to a six-mon th tow
The political situation has everyone on edge No one knows what Is going lo happen
and many That Investors are getting rid of their shares, wanting to hold cash instead,' said one broker
The Influential English language newspaper The Nation carried a powerful front page editorial, insisting that for the sake of the country Suchinda had no choice but to resign.
"The situation could explode any moment now. Suchinda must either resign or dissolve the House." said the paper.
The Bangkok Post, another English-language dally, quoted an unarmed senior military officer close to Suchinda as saying that the Premier might be forced to dissolve parliament to break the impasse
"General Suchinda might do this to avoid political chaos tn the country.' the officer, who also holds a cabinet post, was quol ted as saying
But many analysts refuse to rule out the possibility of another coup, the J 7th In the past 60 years
"Whenever Thai politics get Into a mess the military Im mediately consider staging a coup. It has almost become a Thal tradition.' said one ana lyst