By Thai Newsroom Reporters
A COUPLE OF THAI SANG THAI executive members have resigned over the weekend to take responsibility for Friday’s quiet revolt staged by a trio of Thai Sang Thai MPs.
Deputy Thai Sang Thai leader Anudit Nakorntap confirmed today (Jan.7) Thai Sang Thai MP Thakorn Tanthasit has called it quits as secretary-general of the opposition party following the surprise event in which the three Thai Sang Thai MPs cast yea votes for the Pheu Thai-led government’s 2024 budget bill despite the Move Forward-led opposition bloc’s joint resolution to cast nay votes against it.
A meeting of the Thai Sang Thai executive board members is scheduled for Tuesday during which a new party secretary-general might probably be found in place of Thakorn, Anudit said.
The “renegade” trio among a total of six Thai Sang Thai MPs are Supaporn Salabsri of Yasothorn, Rang Thurapon of Udorn Thani and Adisak Kaeomungkunasap of Udorn Thani.
Anudit confirmed that the trio will be questioned shortly by the party’s ethics committee for their quiet revolt.
They could possibly be ousted by the Thai Sang Thai executive board as members of the opposition camp due to their “renegade” performance, thus being legally obliged to find another party to belong to within a 60-day period.
Thai Sang Thai MP Chatchawan Paedyathai has also resigned as deputy party secretary-general and as opposition whip to take responsibility for the surprise phenomenon staged in the middle of the House chamber by the trio of “renegade” MPs.
However, both Thakorn and Chatchawan have decided to keep their MP status intact whilst party leader Sudarat Keyurapan has earlier resigned as MP to give way for Thakorn to replace her as a No.2 contestant running on party-listed mode in last year’s general election.
The Thai Sang Thai got six MPs including five on constituency-based mode and only one on party-listed mode namely Sudarat who had been earlier attached to the Pheu Thai under de facto party boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Top and Front Page: Thai Sang Thai leader Sudarat Keyurapan. Top photo: Thai Rath, Front Page photo: Matichon
Insert: Deputy Thai Sang Thai leader Anudit Nakorntap. Photo: Thai Rath
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