5 October 2023 at 15:49 PUBLISHED
Before deciding whether to assume the position of leader of the opposition, the Move Forward Party may wait for the Constitutional Court’s decision regarding Pita Limjaroenrat.
In an informal meeting on Monday, MFP secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon stated on Tuesday that he had spoken with House Speaker Wan Muhamad Nor Matha regarding the position of criticism head. They agreed that even with the current standoff, the second-largest party in the opposition union did not automatically assume the position.
The Democrat Party is the second-largest, but he made no mention of it. The largest is MFP. In addition, & nbsp,
His comments came after Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, the Progressive Movement’s( PM) secretary-general, announced on his Facebook page on Monday that no one had yet met the requirements to assume the position of opposition head.
Mr. Piyabutr, a lawyer-focused academics, co-founded the Future Forward Party, which was disbanded due to an unlawful product. Later, he helped co-found the MFP.
He stated that the Constitutional Court’s decision regarding Mr. Pita and his ownership stake in the former media conglomerate iTV Plc may be up for debate by the MFP.
According to Mr. Chaithawat, the court proceedings would not take very long— possibly 2 or 3 weeks.
The MFP president and candidate for prime minister was barred from his duties as an MP by the court on July 19. & nbsp, At the time, lawmakers were debating House rules regarding the legitimacy of his nomination as prime minister. He was turned down the first time.
The court declares his expulsion following the acceptance of a problem involving Mr. Pita’s inherited ownership in iTV Plc for consideration. & nbsp,
The Election Commission had suggested to the judge that Mr. Pita lose his MP reputation due to his ownership stake in a media company. Additionally, the polling group requested that the jury remove him from his MP duties.
Mr. Pita, 42, whose party won the May 14 general poll with 151 seats in the House, was unsuccessful in his first July 13 bid to become prime minister. More than half of the lawmakers in the two tanks were unable to give him the necessary help. The majority of senators who were appointed by the army either abstained or voted against him.
The House speaker stated last month that the MFP needed to declare that Mr. Pita, the group’s leader, intended to renounce his proper andnbsp in order to assume the position of opposition leader.
Mr. Pita stated during an interview that neither he nor the MFP wanted the opposition party’s location, which is what Mr Nor said in response. & nbsp,
The MFP prefers that Padipat Suntiphada, its MP for Phitsanulok, continue to serve as the House’s deputy speech and nbsp.
According to Mr. Chaithawat, the MFP convened a meeting of its party MPs on Tuesday to get ready for the discussion of the new government’s laws, which will be presented to congress on Wednesday.
The MFP secretary-general stated that the allocation of two main seats in the two panels the party desired was still pending when MPs were assigned to House commissions. They were the House committees on preventing corruption and misbehavior as well as scrutinizing and monitoring the funds. In addition, & nbsp,
He claimed that the committee’s membership against fraud and misconduct was also a problem. & nbsp,
” Conversations are ongoing. In response to reporters’ inquiries, Mr. Chaithawat said that facts are not yet available. & nbsp,