Thai Lower House to meet on July 4th to choose House speaker

23 Sept 02:49 Key points summarised by AI

The Thai Lower House is scheduled to convene on July 4th to administer oaths to MPs and elect the House speaker and two deputies.
Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties have resolved their dispute over the House speakership, reaching a compromise agreement.
Under the agreement, Move Forward will secure the House speaker position, while Pheu Thai will take both deputy speaker posts.
This arrangement is conditional on the eight-party coalition remaining united to support Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat's bid for prime minister.
If Pita fails to gain sufficient votes, Pheu Thai will then lead the government formation with Move Forward's support.

Public expects most Kla Tham MPs to back Cabinet in censure vote, NIDA Poll finds

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.