BANGKOK, Aug. 2 – Pheu Thai Party announces results of discussions going far Separately forming a government without the Kao Klai Party, nominating “Srettha” as Prime Minister, insisting on not amending Article 112, and will make an official statement tomorrow (Aug. 3).
Chonnan Srikaew, leader of Pheu Thai Party Announcing the results of discussions with the Kao Klai Party and 7 other parties over the phone. with the conclusion that For a new beginning, find a way out for the country. After the Pheu Thai Party was assigned as a leader in establishing the government And campaigning with MPs and Senators, but it was found that Article 112 is still the main condition for not working with the Progressive Party.
Therefore, from today’s discussion The Pheu Thai Party withdrew from the discussions and went ahead with forming a government. and nominated Mr. Srettha Thavisin as Prime Minister reaffirmed that it would not support the amendment of Section 112 and that the formation of a new government would not have a party that would advance in forming a government, so that Thailand would try to gather enough votes to form a government
by tomorrow afternoon will be officially announced to the party that will join the government, which the original 8 parties, some parties have already accepted believe that the vote of Mr. Srettha It ends on the 4th of August.
Reporters reported that Dr Chonnan Srikaew, Pheu Thai Party leader along with Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, deputy leader of the party and Mr. Prasert Chantrauangthong, secretary general of the party, made a joint statement after the meeting. 8 parties forming a government
Dr. Chon Nan Read the Pheu Thai Party’s statement as being assigned the mission that Begin a new way to find a way out for the country. due to the establishment of this government Kao Klai Party and Pheu Thai Party Joined hands with 6 other political parties for a total of 312 votes to form a government. with the Progressive Party as its leader and proposed to Mr. Phitha Lim Chareonrat be prime minister And did not agree with the amendment of the criminal law, Section 112, but when the candidate for the Prime Minister of the Kao Klai Party did not get enough votes because of the conditions of other political parties and senators Rejected Section 112 of the Criminal Code Amendment Code and the Progressive Party. Acknowledge these attitudes. but refused to change the policy
And when the Pheu Thai Party was assigned to be the leader in forming the government Invited several political parties to discuss and exchange views. and from sending representatives to listen to opinions from senators both as a group and individually It was found that the policy to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code is still the main condition. While some parties have expressed their intentions clearly that they will not support if the Progressive Party joins the government in any case. The Pheu Thai Party then discussed with the Kao Klai Party. to withdraw from cooperation and form a government by nominating Mr. Srettha Thavisin as Prime Minister on August 4
The Pheu Thai Party and Mr. Settha Thavisin I strongly affirmed that I would not support the amendment of Article 112 and that the formation of a new government would not have a party stepping into the ruling coalition. And the Pheu Thai Party will try to gather enough votes to form a proper government. And the Progressive Party will serve as the opposition.
Dr. Chon Nan also said that the Pheu Thai Party insists on working in politics in a new dimension that benefits the nation and the people. In the following important tasks: Will push to amend the current constitution, which is the cause of the difficulty in forming this government and caused the country’s crisis. by setting a national agenda and make a referendum to establish the Constituent Assembly came to stalk for the benefit of the people Once completed, the power will be returned to the people for new elections under the rules of the new constitution.
Policies that the Pheu Thai Party and the coalition party There is approval, such as the equal marriage law, progressive liquor, and changing the compulsory military service to voluntary. push decentralization Eliminate monopoly and promote fair competition in every opportunity. The Pheu Thai Party, as the party leading the government, is ready to push forward. so that policies that benefit the people can be implemented successfully
and reiterates that the Pheu Thai Party would like to show its sincerity to friends and all political parties and senators Including fellow citizens that this is the way to maintain the national institution as the center of the mind of the Thai people throughout the country. and help drive the needs of the people under this limitation and difficult path for the mission to lead the country through this crisis and will use the talents of Pheu Thai Party personnel to resolve the crisis for the people as soon as possible under the new constitution
As for the resolution on August 4, Dr. Chon Nan said that he had talked with the Kao Lai Party under the agreement that it was the privilege of the Kao Lai Party whether to vote or not. But I am confident that there will be enough support for the Pheu Thai Party’s prime ministerial candidate.
As for the new coalition government which one is that There will be news for the public tomorrow, as for Senators, will they vote for us or not, Dr. Cholnan said, the news we announced today and the clear guidelines. In showing our intention to address the concerns of the Senate and political parties Confident that under the conditions that have been stated, it should be information for the Senator to make a decision that used to have the same conditions, which we have tried to reduce all those conditions, should be sufficient reasons for the Senator to approve.
Dr. Chon Nan said that the atmosphere with the leaders of the Progressive Party today was good. The Kao Klai Party listened well. which the Kao Klai Party insisted that it needed clarity from the Pheu Thai Party which may have discrepancies from appointments, understand each other and concluded that it was not a termination But it is something that is really necessary. to point out the cause and effect of having to be separated from the government without a far-reaching party
As for the Pheu Thai Party, will it be able to lead the nation to escape or not? Dr. Chon Nan said that the first issue in the category of choosing the prime minister Confident that Pheu Thai Party’s prime ministerial candidate will receive support As for the establishment of the government, I believe that I will try to find support as much as possible. In which a strong government must have more than 300 votes or more, but if it gets 320 votes, it will make the government stable. which believes that the policies proposed by the party In addition, the coalition believes that it will be able to work for the benefit of the country and solve various crises.
Mr. Prasert said that this morning, the Pheu Thai Party had a meeting with the Kao Lai Party for about 2 hours, then made a phone call to inform the leadership of 8 political parties about the position of the Pheu Thai Party. By informing each party that jointly formed the old government that the Pheu Thai Party had informed the reasons and the necessity of forming a government without the Kao Lai Party as a coalition party in this establishment How will other coalition parties decide? It is up to each party’s discretion. If it sees that the approach proposed by the Pheu Thai Party can join, the Pheu Thai Party is welcome. to join together to form a government As for the Voting of the Progressive Party, it has already been stated that it is the privilege of the Progressive Party itself. And tomorrow afternoon there will be an official statement on the formation of the government. which some parties responded But some parties still have no attitude.
Mr. Phumitham Mentioning the right voice in forming a government that able to manage the country Currently working It is expected that tomorrow will be able to announce the results of the establishment of the new government. until the last minute which at all slow does not pull time but was requested by the Progressive Party. Who waited until midnight, no contact, so on August 1, the process of the Pheu Thai Party began. In the past, I have been talking with the Kao Lai Party all along. have communication problems This wasn’t all because we pulled all the games, the 8-Party Conference was delayed. because it is far ahead, please wait until 11:00 p.m. on July 31, but wait until 12:00 a.m., there is no contact And today, we enter the process as it should be. And made a phone call to explain back to the other 6 coalition parties that they had to choose a path to propose forming a new government. in order to be able to resolve the crisis that came out
“I would like to confirm that this agreement is of a far-reaching relationship with Pheu Thai. It’s not a political betrayal. Confirmed that the establishment of a new government would not have the Progressive Party joining the government. But what policies are beneficial to the people? We are ready to push forward, ”said Phumitham.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency