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Pheu Thai Party will not attend special joint sitting of parliament to deliberate electoral bill

13 Sept 16:22 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's core opposition, Pheu Thai, will largely boycott a special joint parliamentary sitting to deliberate the final reading of an electoral bill, citing potential constitutional violations.
Despite the boycott, some Pheu Thai MPs will attend the meeting to speak against the proposed change in the party-list seat calculation method, then leave without voting.
The sitting faces a high risk of failing due to a lack of quorum, as many senators and MPs from various parties may be absent, potentially causing the bill to be automatically dropped.
The ruling Palang Pracharath party, despite potential absences from its own MPs, is pushing for attendance and is surprisingly collaborating with Pheu Thai to reverse an earlier decision on seat allocation, which would undermine smaller parties.

Yesterday 12:30 Key points summarised by AI

A recent NIDA poll indicates that a plurality of the public (30.38%) anticipates Kla Tham Party MPs will vote to support all 18 cabinet ministers targeted in the upcoming no-confidence debate.
Respondents believe the Ministry of Interior (38.78%) and the Prime Minister’s Office (21.37%) will face the toughest questioning during the censure debate.
Economic issues, particularly alleged incompetence in addressing problems (34.27%) and the rising cost of living (25.88%), are cited as the primary concerns for the government during the censure.
The public holds high expectations for the Opposition's case, with 45.65% believing clear, concrete evidence will be presented against all 18 ministers, and 41.22% expecting substantial evidence against specific ministers.