Sudarat”s party to expel MP for rebellious behaviour

Khunying Sudarat Keyurapan, leader of the opposition Thai Sang Thai Party, third from right, leads party MPs to report to parliament on June 21, 2023. On Wednesday, the party's ethics committee decided to expel one of its six MPs, Ms Supaporn Salapsri, second from right, for repeatedly failing to toe the party line while also openly engaging in activities with other parties. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)
Khunying Sudarat Keyurapan, leader of the opposition Thai Sang Thai Party, second from straight, leads group MPs to report to congress on June 21, 2023. On Wednesday, the group’s ethics commission decided to remove one of its six Members, Ms Supaporn Salapsri, second from right, for constantly failing to toe the party line and even openly engaging in activities with other functions. ( Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya )

An MP who frequently voted against the tiny opposition group’s stated line and argued with another parties’ has been given a recommendation from the Thai Sang Thai Party ethics section.

Khunying Sudarat Keyurapan, the TST party leader, and Pokin Polakul, the group’s control and morality general, created the committee to look into all six MPS.

Supaporn Salapsri, a Yasothon MP, was recommended in their record on Wednesday.

The commission claimed that Ms. Supaporn, a first-time MP, frequently voted against the opponent’s stated place and publicly joined another party’s activities without explaining why.

Her behavior posed questions about the TST and may lead people to believe that the group had received rewards from other parties, according to the council.

Despite being summoned twice to support herself, Ms Supaporn had not offered any reason.

The committee decided to punish her by imposing an eviction and determined that she was in violation of the group’s code of ethics.

The group’s executive committee will receive a report from Mr. Pokin and the party’s board for more action. The committee will ask each of the five different MPs for clarification on how they behaved as they go on.

The five people are list-MP Thakorn Tanthasit, MP for Roi Et’s district 7 Chatchawal Paetyathai, MP for Ubon Ratchathani’s district 9 Rampoon Tantiwanitchanon, MP for Udon Thani’s district 3 Rang Thurapol and MP for Udon Thani’s district 6 Adisak Kaewmongkolsap.

Next year, all six TST MPs voted in favor of Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the candidate for prime minister in Pheu Thai. Khunying Sudarat was upset by their behavior because they alleged they contravened celebration policy and the moral standards that were required of them.

Following that statement, List-MP Thakorn claimed that he and another MPs had endorsed Ms. Paetongtarn as prime minister. The group had no vested interest in the selection and had not made any discounts.