Already eyeing a third term, he can count on political longevity on the order of Mahathir’s 22-year rule. Notwithstanding the one-party system that the TRT is cultivating, Thaksin is armed with democratic legitimacy in a global arena bent on democracy promotion, and he speaks English decently enough to articulate his views and vision to a global audience.
除了对国内政治的绝对控制外，他信还具备其他一些成为地区领袖不可或缺的条件。在再度连任指日可待的情况下，他信还可依恃其政治寿命的优势，这点与马哈蒂尔22年的统治优势类似。尽管泰爱泰政党正在搞一党制，但在致力于民主促进的世界政坛里，他信还拥有民主合法性这一武器。此外，他信英语说得也颇为地道，足以对全球听众宣扬他的观点和对未来的展望。