Thai pro-military party gets another boost with by-election win

  • 📰 The Straits Times
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 22 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 63%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

BANGKOK - The pro-military Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), the powerhouse that leads the government coalition, scooped up another seat on Sunday (Feb 23) in a by-election in the central province of Kamphaeng Phet, one day ahead of the no-confidence parliamentary debate.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BANGKOK - The pro-military Palang Pracharath Party , the powerhouse that leads the government coalition, scooped up another seat on Sunday in a by-election in the central province of Kamphaeng Phet, one day ahead of the no-confidence parliamentary debate.

The expected victory will give the party and the coalition another boost in the light of this week's censure debate targeting six top government officials, including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, said political scientist Wanwichit Boonprong at Rangsit University, although the winning candidate will not be able to vote in Parliament at the end of the week until the Election Commission clears his MP status.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 8. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Newly-banned Thai opposition party says junta helped 1MDB cover-upBANGKOK (REUTERS) - A banned Thai opposition party on Sunday (Feb 23) accused the former military junta of helping cover up Malaysia's multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, urging Thais to demand the truth ahead of a censure debate against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Newly-banned Thai opposition party says military government helped 1MDB cover-upA banned Thai opposition party on Sunday accused the former military government of helping cover up Malaysia's multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Thai students to protest banning of popular opposition partyThai students are expected to stage a protest on Saturday against a court's decision that dissolved the country's second largest opposition party, ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Newly-banned Thai opposition party says military government helped 1MDB cover-upA banned Thai opposition party on Sunday accused the former military government of helping cover up Malaysia's multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Newly-banned Thai opposition party says junta helped 1MDB cover-upBANGKOK (REUTERS) - A banned Thai opposition party on Sunday (Feb 23) accused the former military junta of helping cover up Malaysia's multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, urging Thais to demand the truth ahead of a censure debate against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Thai students to protest banning of popular opposition partyThai students are expected to stage a protest on Saturday against a court's decision that dissolved the country's second largest opposition party, ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »