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Blue Regime Influence Expansion Across Power Structures

Blue Regime Influence Expansion Across Power Structures

Prachachat•Politics•20m ago

Reader Briefing

The Bhumjaithai Party is allegedly expanding its influence across the executive, legislative, judicial, and independent organizations.

  • •Bhumjaithai Party has accumulated power in the Ministry of Interior since 2008-2011.
  • •Conflicts have emerged between the Bhumjaithai Party and committee chairs Rakchanok Srinok and Rangsiman Rome.
  • •Nikorn Jamnong proposed amendments to the House of Representatives' meeting regulations to restrict committee powers.

Overview

  • •The Blue Regime, associated with the Bhumjaithai Party, is expanding influence across the executive, legislative, judicial branches, and independent organizations.
  • •Chavarat Chanvirakul held the position of Minister of Interior from 2008 to 2011.
  • •The Bhumjaithai Party has placed trusted personnel in independent organizations and utilized Senate members of the same faction.
  • •The Supreme Court's Election Division has accepted a petition regarding the qualifications of five Senators, contradicting a previous Election Commission ruling.
  • •Withoon Khlongmeekhun, President of the Court of Appeal, issued a ruling allowing citizens to sue the Election Commission directly in the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.
  • •The Bhumjaithai Party sought to block the activities of committee chairs Rakchanok Srinok and Rangsiman Rome.
  • •Nikorn Jamnong proposed an amendment to the House of Representatives' meeting regulations to prevent committees from using the parliamentary seal to issue summons at their own discretion.

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Key Quotes

Supachai Jaisamut
"Stop the instability, disorder, and the unlimited use of power by the committees."
หยุดความระส่ำระสาย ไร้ระเบียบ ใช้อำนาจไร้ขอบเขตของ กมธ.

Key Entities

Organization

Bhumjaithai Party(ภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️
A political party referred to as the Blue Regime that is expanding influence across state power structures.
Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️
A ministry where the Bhumjaithai Party has long accumulated a power base.
Election Commission(กกต.)
An independent organization involved in disputes over Senator qualifications.
Supreme Court's Election Division(ศาลฎีกาแผนกคดีเลือกตั้ง)
A judicial body reviewing the qualifications of five Senators.
Constitutional Court(ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ)ℹ️
A court asked to rule on the Election Commission's power to verify Senator qualifications.
Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases(ศาลอาญาคดีทุจริตและประพฤติมิชอบ)
The court where citizens can now directly file lawsuits against the Election Commission.

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️
The leader of the Bhumjaithai Party and a former Prime Minister.
Chavarat Chanvirakul(ชวรัตน์ ชาญวีรกูล)
The father of Anutin Charnvirakul who served as Minister of Interior from 2008 to 2011.
Withoon Khlongmeekhun(วิธูร คลองมีคุณ)
President of the Court of Appeal who ruled on the ability to sue the Election Commission.
Rakchanok Srinok(รักชนก ศรีนอก)
A committee chair whose activities caused instability for the Bhumjaithai Party.
Rangsiman Rome(รังสิมันต์ โรม)ℹ️
A committee chair whose activities caused instability for the Bhumjaithai Party.
Nikorn Jamnong(นิกร จำนอง)
A Bhumjaithai Party list MP who proposed amendments to the House of Representatives' meeting regulations.
Supachai Jaisamut(ศุภชัย ใจสมุทร)ℹ️
A Bhumjaithai Party list MP who advocated for ending the unlimited power of committees.

Law

House of Representatives' Meeting Regulations(ข้อบังคับการประชุมสภาผู้แทนราษฎร)
Regulations being amended to restrict the power of parliamentary committees.