曼谷讯 —— 三年前在大选中领导改革派运动却未能组建政府的皮塔·林查伦拉特表示，泰国的改革派运动过于努力地展示其执政准备，反而与选民失去了联系。
BANGKOK -- Thailand's reformist movement tried too hard to show it was ready to govern and lost touch with voters, said Pita Limjaroenrat, who led the movement in a general election three years ago but failed to form a government.
皮塔领导的前进党在2023年大选中赢得最多席位，但他竞选总理的提议被保守派在议会投票中否决。2024年，泰国宪法法院以该党主张修改皇室诽谤罪法为由，下令解散前进党，并禁止包括皮塔在内的党内高管从政10年。前进党的继任者——人民党在今年的选举中获得第二名，败给了总理阿努廷·占维拉库领导的保守派泰国建国党。
Pita's Move Forward Party won the most seats in the 2023 election, but his bid to become prime minister was blocked by conservatives in a parliamentary vote. In 2024, Thailand's Constitutional Court dissolved the party over its campaign to amend the royal defamation law and banned its executives, including Pita, from politics for 10 years. Move Forward's successor, the People's Party, finished second in this year's election, losing to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's conservative Bhumjaithai Party.
“前进党过于努力地使自身专业化，以展示我们已准备好执政，”皮塔9月下旬在吉隆坡接受《日经亚洲》采访时表示。据皮塔透露，前进党提出的由技术官僚组成的执政团队，已偏离了农村社区的关切。“我们让自己技术官僚化了，而不是为99%的人而战，”他说。
"The [Move Forward Party] tried too hard to professionalize itself and to show that we're ready to govern," Pita told Nikkei Asia in an interview in Kuala Lumpur in late September. Move Forward's proposed governing team of technocrats, according to Pita, had drifted from the concerns of rural communities. "We technocratized ourselves rather than fighting for the 99%," he said.
皮塔敦促本国改革派将政策更紧密地贴合选民的日常关切。关于传播党的主张，他表示，逐户走访竞选、探访工作场所和社区机构、电视广播露面以及社交媒体都需要用上。他补充说，应根据选区数据确定资源分配的优先顺序。
Pita urged reformists in his country to align their policies more closely to voters' daily concerns. As for getting out the party's message, he said door-to-door campaigning, visits to workplaces and community institutions, broadcast appearances and social media all need to be used. He added that resources should be prioritized based on constituency data.
“TikTok永远不够用，”他说，指的是政客们常用来接触选民的社交媒体平台。他还呼吁反对派政客积极应对洪水等紧急情况，即使没有政府资源。“如果政府不行动，你们就得行动。”在采访中，他批评现政府强调刺激消费，称稀缺的财政资源应用于针对性目标，如家庭和中小企业的债务重组。
"TikTok is never enough," he said, referring to the social media platform politicians often use for voter outreach. He also called on opposition politicians to respond actively to emergencies such as floods, even without government resources. "If the government doesn't move, you have to move." During the interview, he criticized the current government's emphasis on stimulating consumption saying scarce fiscal resources should be used for targeted objectives such as debt restructuring for households and small and midsize enterprises (SMEs).
“修复资产负债表，具体来说是家庭和中小企业的债务康复……将是我要优先解决的问题，”他说。临时能源支持也应针对交通、农业等生产性部门，他说。
"The repair of balance sheets, specifically debt rehabilitation for households and SMEs ... would be something that I would tackle first," he said. Temporary energy support should also be targeted at transportation, agriculture and other productive sectors, he said.
他说，泰国应对贸易和外资“保持开放”，但“你必须确保我们不被占便宜”。他指出，中国电商平台在低价值进口商品上“不用缴纳任何税”，而泰国中小企业却要缴纳消费税和增值税。他说，已采取行动保护本国小企业的印度尼西亚或许能提供一个榜样。
Thailand should "stay open" to trade and foreign investment, he said, but "you have to make sure that we don't get taken advantage of." He pointed to Chinese e-commerce platforms that "don't have to pay any tax" on low-value imports, while Thai SMEs pay excise tax and value-added tax. He said Indonesia, which has moved to protect its small businesses, might provide a model.
他说，对该地区改革者的教训是，变革需要选举授权、政策实施能力以及能维持变革的联盟。他还警告不要假设年轻选民会自动支持进步政党。他们的支持必须靠争取，他说。
The lesson for reformers across the region, he said, is that change needs an electoral mandate, the capacity to implement policy and a coalition that can sustain it. He also warned against assuming younger voters would automatically back progressive parties. Their support must be earned, he said.
现年46岁的皮塔在其禁令2034年到期后，留有重返前线政治的可能性，同时坚持运动不应围绕他的回归来建设。他引用巴西的路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦和马来西亚总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣在长期蛰伏后重掌大权的例子，表示政治生涯很少是一条直线。
Pita, now 46, left open the possibility of a return to frontline politics when his ban expires in 2034, while insisting the movement should not be built around his comeback. Citing Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who returned to power after long spells in the wilderness, he said political careers are rarely linear.
“我并不是说一场运动应该等待一个人，”他说。“但如果人们仍然想要我，而在我54岁时我仍然严谨、有能力且有影响力，并且仍有我的位置，我愿意等待并回来。”
"I'm not saying that a movement should wait for a person," he said. "But if the people still want me and I'm still rigorous, capable and relevant when I turn 54, and if there's still room for me, I'm willing to wait and return."