By Thai Newsroom Reporters
PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul might probably dissolve the House of Representatives by early December to preempt censure debate with the likelihood of the Cambodia-based scammer issue topping the otherwise marathon agenda, among other topics, according to a noted government critic.
The prime minister-cum-interior minister might probably opt to dissolve the House within the first week of December since the current parliamentary session which will finish at the end of this month is scheduled to resume on Dec. 12 following a six-week recess.
Given the parliamentary rules under which the prime minister is not empowered to dissolve the House to call a general election after a censure motion has been formally filed by the opposition bloc at parliament, Anutin might probably do so to abort such a grilling move which could probably otherwise occur as soon as the next session reopens, said government critic Thepthai Senapong.
Anutin who concurrently acts as leader of the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob, has earlier pledged to return the power to the people by way of a general election to follow a House dissolution in a 60-day period as provided by law or some time in March but he might probably do so sooner than anticipated or around the early part of December so the nationwide race to parliament could probably be held in late January or early February, Thepthai forecast.
Likely to mount immense pressure upon the prime minister and prompt him to dissolve the House is the transnational scammer issue which may allegedly involve certain well-known politicians if he failed to effectively resolve it soon enough.
Consequently, the Pheu Thai under de facto party boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra are expected to file a censure motion against the Bhumjaithai prime minister to be followed by votes of confidence and no-confidence as soon as the next session reopens in December.
“Anutin would almost certainly dissolve the House to preempt a Pheu Thai-launched censure bid otherwise he could possibly find himself as the first prime minister in Thai political history to be ousted by no-confidence votes in the middle of the House chamber,” the ex-southern MP said.
Given the fact that the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government is a minority one with only 168 MPs on their side, the opposition Pheu Thai and People’s with a combined 284 MPs under command could possibly effortlessly put an end to Anutin’s rule overnight by post-censure, no-confidence votes.
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Top and Front Page: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Photos – Naewna
Insert: Government critic Thepthai Senapong. Photo – Naewna
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