Thai opposition grills PM Prayut in parliament as censure debate begins

Thai opposition grills PM Prayut in parliament as censure debate begins

Ten Cabinet ministers are also subject of the censure, which runs until Fri with a no-confidence vote scheduled for Sunday.

“For the past eight yrs in power, the best minister has failed to resolve the country’s troubles, failed to generate development or improve people’s wellbeing, ” Chonlanan Srikaew, leader of the opposition bloc, informed the house.

“Instead, he has created more problems, particularly data corruption. ”

Prayut dismissed the accusations, arguing the government experienced solved many issues, including reviving tourism and providing economic measures to address pandemic hardship.

“I have to clarify since you accused me to be unsuccessful. This is completely untrue, ” Prayut said.

The main opposition Pheu Thailänder, the most recent incarnation of the populist party that won five polls since 2001, furthermore launched a seite an seite censure campaign allowing the public to vote against the government via messaging app Range.

Youth-led demonstration groups that surfaced in July 2020 to challenge the federal government also planned gatherings in front of parliament on each day of the issue to pile stress on Prayut great ministers.