PM to keep meetings with alliance
After the Songkran vacation, conversations between partnership celebrations will take place, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Monday, despite rumors that a change was in the cards.
But, ideas dropped the same day by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is widely regarded as a de facto leader of the decision Pheu Thai Party, followed by the PM’s passionate rejection of the rumoured change at the weekends.
” Some things can wait, while others ca n’t,” said Thaksin, when asked about the possibility of changes to the cabinet after seven months in office.
And despite insisting that Mr. Srettha would be the one to decide it, Thaksin also made an implication that it would be preferable to place the appropriate person in the correct position.
” I’ve now made it known [about the possibility of a government change taking place immediately as rumors have it ].” And if there really is a change, discussions with a number of factors will come first, Mr. Srettha said when questioned again on Monday about the likelihood of modifications.
Among the” sides” he was referring to were the secretary-general to the prime minister, leaders of all parties in the coalition and the leader of the ruling party, he said.
More pressed to determine whether the discussions he mentioned would take place right away after the lengthy vacation, Mr. Srettha responded,” Specifically.”
” If there will be a government change, debate will come first to ensure value for all sides involved,” Mr Srettha said.
The prime minister also left the door open for him to take Sutin Klungsang’s place as defense secretary.
The PM said,” Something that puts the straight man on the right career is possible.”
He said that will be discussed at the upcoming conferences and not whether there will be a major or minor government change.
” While many cabinet ministers will possibly need more time to continue working and prove themselves, if [the first ] reshuffle is to come, it wo n’t be the last and more are to follow,” he said.
” There wo n’t be any conflicts or tensions, more changes will follow. After all, he said,” I’m not saying a change will undoubtedly take spot,” when questioned about any concerns he had about the move’s negative effects.
The change will take place right after Songkran, and one of the most significant changes is the session of Pichai Chunhavajira, the Thai prime minister’s adviser, as the new finance minister in place of Mr. Srettha, according to a Pheu Thai resource.
According to the source, Mr. Pichai and Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit may also assume the position of deputy prime minister.
In addition to Mr Sutin, who may lose his military leader’s article, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew may even lose his government collection, according to the source.
Alternatively, they will both be assigned to handle the ruling group’s jurist affairs and strategies.
In another significant shifts, there will be Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin as the new head of the public health department, and Tourism and Sports Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol may succeed Culture Minister Sermsak Pongpanich.
Chaiya Promma, the deputy minister of agriculture and partnerships, is also likely to lose his job, according to the cause.
Eight months after this case was sworn in and a whole year after the previous general election, Visuth Chainaroon, a Pheu Thai list-MP and state chief whip, said on Monday that he personally believed the following month would be a great month for a cabinet reshuffle.
In related news, Thaksin, who was in Chiang Mai for the Songkran trip and on Monday at a Songkran event occasion, one of the many former and current Pheu Thai MPs and managers expressed his hope that Thailand’s business will start to recover next year when the Srettha government’s economic-stimulating policies begin to pay off.
However, Democratic Party leader Chalermchai Sri-on refuted rumors that his group is soon to meet the Pheu Thai-led partnership, claiming no proper dialogue had taken place within the organization.