Prawit criticized for omitting the PM ballot.
PUBLISHED: 28 Aug 2024 at 04: 58
In light of expectations that a new cabinet will be created by the end of the week, the ruling Pheu Thai Party will have to oust the Palang Pracharath Party ( PPRP ) from the new coalition government.
After Tuesday’s MP group meeting, Pheu Thai secretary-general Sorawong Thienthong said the Members concluded that the group’s executive council will be asked to leave the PPRP out of the novel alliance state.
Mr. Sorawong claimed that gathering MPs were unhappy with the PPRP’s actions, especially Gen Prawit Wongsuwon’s failure to appear in a vote on Aug. 16 to nominate Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister.
When asked if the opposition Democrat Party would be invited to join the partnership, Mr. Sorawong claimed that Pheu Thai will need to assemble enough support from various parties to maintain balance.
In addition to the Democratic Party, there are a number of other functions that might be interested in joining the new state, including six rogue MPs from the opposition Thai Sang Thai Party, according to Mr. Sorawong.
According to resources at Pheu Thai, Gen Prawit allegedly sat in late to voting for the election of Srettha Thavisin as prime minister last year and for the vote to elect Ms. Paetongtarn as prime minister.
According to sources, the MPs even suspected Gen. Prawit of being responsible for the group of 40 lawmakers ‘ petition asking the Constitutional Court to appoint past prisoner Pichit Chuenban as the secretary of the PM’s business.
Because the PPRP is also dealing with domestic issues, Ms. Paetongtarn stated on Tuesday that a new case has not yet been established.
” So we have to wait for a while”, she said, adding that she will have the last say on who will be cabinet ministers.
Candidates for government messages are being subject to background checks, she said.
When the session of new ministers is approved by the royal family, she said, a scheme declaration has already been prepared to be announced in congress.
The PPRP has nominated the identical four MPs from the previous government to the new Pheu Thai-led case as its coalition partners.
It said if the ruling group deems any of the four unsuitable, the PPRP said it will get replacements.
Captain Thamanat Prompow, the group secretary-general and caretaker agriculture minister, claimed he could not enter the group’s meeting on Friday because he had a more significant event to go.
Capt. Thamanat added that he was helping disaster survivors in Phayao and Chiang Rai.
Capt Thamanat said he did not send Pheu Thai a separate record of chosen PPRP MPs despite the obvious gap between Capt Thamanat and Gen Prawit, which was apparently caused by their divergent views regarding who should be appointed as new government officials in the PPRP’s limit.
According to rumors, Capt. Thamanat has been in discussions with a significant member of the opposition’s Democratic Party about a potential deal that might give both parties some government seats, a claim he has refuted.
According to reports in the media, Capt. Thamanat was first removed from the list to get nominated for Pheu Thai because of his controversial registration, which allegedly caused the gap between him and Gen. Prawit.
The new government line-up is expected to be ready by the end of the week, according to Phumtham Wechayachai, who took over as acting prime minister after Mr. Srettha’s termination by the Constitutional Court.
When the line-up is finalised, it will be submitted to His Majesty the King for aristocratic support.