Thursday, February 12, 2009

Pheu Thai Party Sets Date for Censure Debate

On Tuesday, The Pheu Thai Party reached a decision to file a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and seven cabinet members. The tentative date for the censure debate set to be March 11. Although the date has been set, the main opposition party has not disclosed any of the details of the censure debate.

Opposition leader Plodprasop Suraswadi is anxious for the censure debate to occur and claimed that his party will go ahead with the debate even if his party neglects to name a new opposition leader. A new leader is not necessary for the debate to take place.

Suraswadi claims that his party plans to name Abhisit’s successor in the event that the government collapses. A likely candidate to replace Abhist is Pheu Thai MP Chalerm Yoobamrung.

By Marti Alhante (Thailand)

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