Next quarter, social tensions are expected to rise.
The Constitutional Court will rule on two important cases that will determine the fate of the main opposition, Move Forward Party ( MPF), and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, next month, leading to a rise in the political climate.
Former red-shirt head Jatuporn Prompan said,” I think the chances of the MFP surviving the dissolution situation are slim.” ” In the case brought against Mr Srettha, if he is removed from office, this may have a ripple effect on the]ruling ] Pheu Thai Party”.
According to other observers, Pheu Thai also has two PM candidates for the post of Mr. Srettha: party chief Paetongtarn Shinawatra and base associate Chaikasem Nitisiri.
Mr. Srettha said yesterday that he would concentrate on his job and that his motivation is great as he discussed the situation against him. He expressed confidence that the coalition do be calm. ” A difference in opinion is standard. If issues arise, they will be sorted out”.
Anutin Charvirakul, the deputy prime minister and internal secretary, downplayed speculation that Mr. Srettha might lose his job as a result of the judge’s decision yesterday.
Every member of the cabinet has defended the excellent minister morally. We hope he can survive the difficult days, said Mr. Anutin, who also leads the Bhumjaithai Party and ran for prime in the previous election.
In the most recent cabinet reshuffle, a group of 40 caregiver lawmakers filed a complaint in May asking the Constitutional Court to replace Mr. Srettha as PM’s business minister for allegedly violating the law by appointing Pichit Chuenban, an ex-convict and supporter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The senators claimed that Pichit was unfit to serve in the case because he had already served time in prison for contempt of court after they attempted to reward Supreme Court authorities by handing them a paper bag filled with 2 million ringgit.
In a contentious area dispute at the time, Pichit represented Thaksin.
Just before the jury heard the complaint, which was seen as a bid to save Mr. Srettha from a lawful wrangle, Pichit resigned from the position of PM Office Minister. The judge agreed to hear the circumstance against Mr. Srettha, but chose to reject the case against Pichit because he had already resigned.
On August 14, the judge may make its decision regarding the case against Mr. Srettha.
The Election Commission (EC ) filed the case against the MFP in March after the Constitutional Court ruled on January 31 that the MFP’s efforts to alter Section 112 of the Criminal Code were intended to undermine Thailand’s constitutional monarchy.
The EC argued that the group violated Section 92 of the natural law, which entitles the court to break any party that threatens the democratic monarchy, in light of the Jan. 31 decision.
The polling company requested that the judge dissolve the organization, forbid its executives from running for office in upcoming elections, and forbid them from forming new parties ‘ boards for ten years. On August 7th, the Constitutional Court will make a decision regarding the MFP’s breakdown situation.
MFP head Chaithawat Tulathon stated previously that the party was willing to accept the outcome, regardless of whether it had a positive or negative impact.
The MFP has grown stronger, with its people better prepared and more prepared to work, he said, giving the party a chance to win the next general election.
All eyes will be on Thaksin until he finishes his one-year prison statement on August 22. It’s still to be seen if he will step up to the place in Pheu Thai to support it regain its waning popularity.
Thaksin, 74, returned to Thailand on Aug 22, next month, after 15 years in self-exile. The Supreme Court also imposed an eight-year prison sentence on him for three separate instances that morning.
But, Thaksin was later transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to the Police General Hospital for medical reasons that day.
A royal forgive reduced his prison sentence to a month. After spending six months in the hospital, Thaksin was paroled and discharged in February.