PM has his second House hearing.
PUBLISHED: 17 Mar 2025 at 05: 41
Hospitality and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong announced that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and partnership group leaders will have a supper on Friday to explain how to handle the anticipated political debate on Monday.
According to Mr. Sorawong, who is also the Pheu Thai Party’s secretary-general, party leaders agreed to hold a second conversation once the argument schedule was approved at a previous alliance dinner on February 25.
He claimed that the top is ready to respond to all inquiries and offer clarifications, with the ministers in charge of those matters expected to move in and provide more details as needed.
He said it would be up to the speaker to determine whether they were violating the policy of discussing outsiders in light of reports that the opposition had rather find innovative ways to relate to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
However, according to Mr. Sorawong, the discussion is anticipated to get finished by Wednesday.
The opposition immediately requested five full days without consulting the alliance, but Mr. Sorawong after suggested 30 hours, 20 for the criticism and another 10 for the coalition, were both rejected, he said.
Eventually, the government’s chief whip said the opposition turned down his suggestion to give the government a 23-hour and 7-hour deadline. In any case, he thought these days were too long.
However, Pheu Thai Party-list MP Anusorn Iamsa-ard claimed the government has made agreements, but the opposition is still hesitant to step down over the length of the debate.
According to Mr. Anusorn, if there isn’t agreement reached, the discussion may not be able to be scheduled in time for April 10 as the legislative session wraps up.
Wisut Chainarun, a Pheu Thai list-MP, claimed the government won’t give the opposition more than 23 days for the conversation. Additionally, he said the House Speaker would have the last say on whether to use a different title for Thaksin.