Pita ready to step aside if his party fails to win senators’ hearts

14 Sept 04:29 Key points summarised by AI

Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat announced he is prepared to step aside, allowing the Pheu Thai party to lead government formation, if his party fails to secure his prime ministerial selection or amend the Constitution.
Pita urged the Thai public to join a nationwide campaign to persuade senators to support his candidacy or the constitutional amendment to strip them of their power to select the prime minister.
The party faces two critical challenges: the prime minister selection vote on July 19th and the bid to amend Section 272 of the Constitution to remove senators from the voting process.
Should these two efforts ultimately fail, Pita confirmed that all Move Forward MPs would support any prime ministerial candidate put forth by the Pheu Thai party within the existing eight-party coalition.

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.