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Readers might recall that on 13 March 2023, The Former Dictator and then unelected prime minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha and his large entourage descended on Ban Pong district in Ratchaburi "to inspect a billion baht development project." He was really campaigning for the coming election where he was rejected by the electorate (although the unelected…
Narumon Pinyosinwat, a key member of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and a potential party-list candidate, has opted out of the upcoming election to make way for younger politicians.
As the election draws near, it's more evident that any reconciliation -- as promised by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha when he staged a coup in 2014 -- isn't going to happen. Pressure groups and parties have filed complaints against one another as the political climate becomes more tense. Political campaigns have become places for disputes and even scuffles.
Opposition parties have agreed to file a motion seeking a general debate in the House of Representatives to grill the government on a range of issues, with emphasis on its handling of economic problems and the Covid-19 pandemic.