By Thai Newsroom Reporters
THE PEOPLE’S PARTY have today (Aug.29) offered to lend support the naming of a new prime minister on condition that the next head of government dissolve the House of Representatives and call a general election in four months after a new coalition government’s policy statement has been officially delivered.
Following today’s ouster of Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, at the order of the Constitutional Court on grounds of an historic impeachment lawsuit pertaining to severe violation of ethics, a total of 143 People’s MPs have now offered to cast votes in support of a new prime minister to help make a simple majority among elected lawmakers in the House of Representatives, according to People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut.
The People’s are resolutely calling for the new prime minister to dissolve the House and call a general election in a four-month time after the new government’s policy statement has been declared at parliament and to arrange for a public referendum to be held nationwide as to whether the military-designed constitution of 2017 should be amended by way of a Constitution Amendment Committee by no later than the date on which the general election for MPs may be scheduled.
Those People’s demands have been formally raised in exchange for all the People’s MPs casting yea votes for the new prime minister to be named from among partisan figures contesting for head of government in the 2023 election.
In the meantime, the People’s will definitely not take a ministerial seat in the cabinet of the new government and will only remain as the largest opposition party at parliament, according to the People’s leader.
Largely speculated to be named the new prime minister are Anutin Charnvirakul of the Bhumjaithai under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob and Chaikasem Nitisiri of the Pheu Thai.
Given the fact that Thaksin’s and Newin’s camps now have 69 MPs and 142 MPs at command respectively, many more will be needed from among all the MPs to make a majority in the House, currently accounting for a minimum of 248, thus prompting both parties to scramble to recruit renegade lawmakers of either camp as well as those of splinter parties which have only one MP or a few.
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Top and Front Page: People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut with other party MPs. Photos: Amarin TV
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