AFP
BANGKOK: Thailand’s opposition party on Monday requested a parliament session to nominate its leader as the new premier, but the former ruling party refused to give up the fight as political turmoil dragged on.
Opposition Democrat Party leaders, said they were confident they could form a government and would put forward their leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for the top post, as the nation reels from last week’s crippling airport blockades.
The Democrats say they have wooed four smaller parties away from the former ruling People Power Party (PPP), which was aligned with controversial ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The PPP was dissolved by a court last week and prime minister Somchai Wongsawat forced from office, but Thaksin’s allies have regrouped in the Puea Thai (For Thais) party and insist they can still muster the support to govern.
The fierce power struggle comes after the November 25 to December 3 blockade of Bangkok’s main airport by a royalist anti-government protest group, which brought Thailand to a standstill and badly dented the nation’s image abroad.
Democrat Party whip Sathit Wongnongtoey told Agence France-Presse: “The party will ask for parliament to reconvene in an extraordinary session . . . the name who will be proposed as prime minister is Abhisit.”
The party’s secretary general Suthep Tuagsuban said he is confident it would be able to count on the support of nearly two-thirds of lawmakers in the lower house, after a defection of the four parties and a faction of former PPP parliamentarians.
House Speaker Chai Chidchob confirmed he had received a letter requesting a special session signed by 242 parliamentarians, but said it could take at least three days to submit it to the king for approval and set up the session.
Representatives from the small parties have confirmed they have switched sides but last-minute horse trading could see allegiances change—something that Puea Thai is banking on to hang on to power.
Opposition Democrat Party leaders, said they were confident they could form a government and would put forward their leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for the top post, as the nation reels from last week’s crippling airport blockades.
The Democrats say they have wooed four smaller parties away from the former ruling People Power Party (PPP), which was aligned with controversial ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The PPP was dissolved by a court last week and prime minister Somchai Wongsawat forced from office, but Thaksin’s allies have regrouped in the Puea Thai (For Thais) party and insist they can still muster the support to govern.
The fierce power struggle comes after the November 25 to December 3 blockade of Bangkok’s main airport by a royalist anti-government protest group, which brought Thailand to a standstill and badly dented the nation’s image abroad.
Democrat Party whip Sathit Wongnongtoey told Agence France-Presse: “The party will ask for parliament to reconvene in an extraordinary session . . . the name who will be proposed as prime minister is Abhisit.”
The party’s secretary general Suthep Tuagsuban said he is confident it would be able to count on the support of nearly two-thirds of lawmakers in the lower house, after a defection of the four parties and a faction of former PPP parliamentarians.
House Speaker Chai Chidchob confirmed he had received a letter requesting a special session signed by 242 parliamentarians, but said it could take at least three days to submit it to the king for approval and set up the session.
Representatives from the small parties have confirmed they have switched sides but last-minute horse trading could see allegiances change—something that Puea Thai is banking on to hang on to power.
6 comments:
Are you doing this for your own power or for your nation?
If you do this for your nation than wake up!,Time is changing the whole world is changing.
The world has other major problem like Global crisis and climate change,Do you understand?
Oh!shut the fuck up.I do this for my own personal gain.Global changed or climate changed my ass.We had perfect weather here year around.
O.K! I shut the fuck up.But you ass not big enough for Global crisis or climate changed,Your day is coming to the END.
At the end of the day, do you now see the hooked tail of this dog?
Raja
My day is coming to the END ? HOW ?.
THE PAD.
ABHISHIT IS ENEMY NO.1 OF CAMBODIA!
Khmer people must understand who caused the Thai occupation of 4.6 km2 near Prasat Preah Vihear, Prasat Ta Moan, Prasat Ta Krabei, etc.
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