By Thai Newsroom Reporters
RENEGADE MP THAMMANAT Prompao said today (Sep. 26) several more Palang Pracharath MPs will be following in his footsteps by practically turning coat and lending support for the Pheu Thai-led government in the foreseeable future.
Out of a total of 20 MPs currently attached to the second largest opposition party headed by former deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan, Thammanat said eight will sooner than later skip over to the Pheu Thai-led government following last month’s exodus of 20 Palang Pracharath MPs led by himself from the former coalition party.
The former Palang Pracharath secretary-general remarked that all MPs would undoubtedly look for “a better political future” for which they may practically turn themselves into renegades as had been the case of his rebellious clique of MPs who had departed Prawit’s camp twice over the last few years.
Meanwhile, Thammanat dared the Palang Pracharath executive board to oust all 20 renegade MPs under his command sooner than later so they could quickly join a coalition partner.
Given an event in which any MPs may have been formally ousted from a party to which they currently belong for whatever reasons, the elected lawmakers are provided by law a 60-day period to register themselves for membership of another party to keep their MP status intact.
Though Thammanat could no longer keep a cabinet seat for himself, his brother Akhara Prompao was named deputy agriculture & cooperatives minister whilst his personal associate/former Thailand Trade Representative Narumon Pinyosinwat succeeded him as agriculture & cooperatives minister.
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