Abhisit to join no-confidence debate with new evidence

MGR Online•Politics•3d ago

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Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party announces plans to join the opposition in a no-confidence debate and push for legal reviews of Senate election irregularities.

•Abhisit Vejjajiva confirmed the Democrat Party will participate in the upcoming no-confidence debate against the government.
•The Democrat Party plans to submit laws regarding oil palms, national education, social security, and local administration on August 25.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva intends to challenge the government's economic management and the 400-billion-baht loan decree.
•The Democrat Party is urging the Election Commission to send the case of Senate collusion to the Supreme Court.

Overview

•On August 25, the Democrat Party will submit important laws to the House of Representatives, including those on oil palms and national education.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva will lead a debate on Wednesday regarding the 400-billion-baht loan decree to highlight economic issues and public debt.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva plans to propose a motion or join the opposition on Thursday to address violence in the Southern region.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva stated that the Democrat Party possesses information not yet public which will be used in the no-confidence debate.
•The Democrat Party will meet with opposition parties on Friday and Saturday to discuss Senate collusion and Constitutional amendments.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva argued that the Election Commission has no reason not to send the Senate collusion matter to the Supreme Court.
•Leaders of the opposition parties will meet at the end of August to determine the guidelines and schedule for the no-confidence debate.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva mentioned Nida Poll results suggesting the government may be unstable, though he views his role as providing a check and balance.

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Key Quotes

Abhisit Vejjajiva

"If I told you, it wouldn't be new."

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Key Entities

Person

Abhisit Vejjajiva(อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ)ℹ️

Leader of the Democrat Party.

Borwornsak Uwanno(บวรศักดิ์ อุวรรณโณ)ℹ️

An expert invited by the Committee on Courts and Independent Organs to speak on independent organizations.

Wat Tingsmith(วัส ติงสมิทร)

A former judge invited to speak on the crisis of faith in independent organizations.

Wicha Mahakun(วิชา มหาคุณ)

A former National Anti-Corruption Commission member invited to speak on independent organizations.

Organization

Democrat Party(พรรคประชาธิปัตย์)

A political party led by Abhisit Vejjajiva participating in the opposition.

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

A political party that has been releasing information regarding Senate collusion.

Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)

The agency responsible for deciding whether to send the Senate collusion case to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court(ศาลฎีกา)ℹ️

The court that the Democrat Party wants the Election Commission to submit the Senate collusion case to.

Constitutional Court(ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ)ℹ️

The court whose ruling on economic security conditions is cited by Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Nida Poll(นิด้าโพล)

A pollster that reported the government might not last long.

Law

400-Billion-Baht Loan Decree(พ.ร.ก.กู้เงิน 4 แสนล้านบาท)

A decree for borrowing funds used by the government for economic problem solving.

Policy

Landbridgeℹ️

A project that the Democrat Party claimed was not cost-effective.