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Desperate for support from the opposition People's Party for its prime ministerial candidate and the formation of a new government, the ruling Pheu Thai party has agreed to accept the preconditions set for such support.
Executive board members and MPs of the People's Party will meet tomorrow to discuss and conclude whom they will support as the next prime minister, said the party’s leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut today.
Caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today that Anutin Charnvirakul, Bhumjaithai party leader, is day-dreaming with his claim that he has secured sufficient support to form a coalition government, in competition with the Pheu Thai party.
House Speaker Wan Muhamad Matha is ready to call a special House sitting for MPs to vote for a new prime minister, if a political camp manages to secure sufficient parliamentary support to form a new government, according to Chalard Karmchuang, the second deputy House Speaker.
Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul announced that he has the support needed to form a new coalition government and that he is ready to be the next prime minister of Thailand, replacing Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was ousted by the Constitutional Court for ethical misconduct.
The Bhumjaithai Party has agreed to consider the conditions set by the People party, which has stated that it would support a new prime minister only if he or she promises to dissolve the House within four months.
Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai claimed on Friday that the coalition parties, led by Pheu Thai, will stay together to form a new government, after the Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, resulting in the automatic ouster of the entire Cabinet.
The Constitutional Court today removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office after finding her guilty of gross ethical misconduct during a conversation with Cambodian leader Hun Sen over a deadly border clash between the two countries.
Embattled and suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is seen arriving at Government House, as the Constitutional Court prepares to announce its decision on her controversial conversation with Cambodia’s Hun Sen.
Ousted Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra says she respects the Constitutional Court’s decision that removed her from office, but insisted that her intention has always been to do her best for the country, with her true aim being to protect the lives of Thai citizens and soldiers.
In an unprecedented move, the Constitutional Court is seeking legal action against two online news outlets, accusing them of spreading false and distorted information about its judicial proceedings.
The House of Representatives yesterday voted 249:134 to pass the second and third readings of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand bill, one of three bills necessary for the implementation of the government’s flagship 20-baht flat fare policy for mass transit travel in greater Bangkok.
