Democrat MP defends right of MPs to vote independently

[webfact]

Democrat MP defends right of MPs to vote independently

 

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Democrat MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thepthai Senpong, today hit back at government chief whip Wirat Rattanaseth, a Palang Pracharat MP, for blaming the Democrats for the cancellation of two House meetings last week due to the lack of a quorum.

 

He admitted that several Democrat MPs were absent from the meetings, as were several Palang Pracharat MPs, while insisting that members of governing coalition parties have the right to vote independently on any issue, unless there is a resolution adopted by all coalition parties that their MPs will vote in unison.

 

Mr. Thepthai defended the right of six Democrat MPs, himself included, to vote in support of the opposition motion last week, which seeks to set up an ad hoc panel to investigate the impacts of pre-election junta’s orders and executive orders issued under Section 44 of the interim constitution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/democrat-mp-defends-right-of-mps-to-vote-independently/

 

 

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[Mavideol]

53 minutes ago, webfact said:

Democrat MPs were absent from the meetings, as were several Palang Pracharat MPs,

but government chief whip Wirat Rattanaseth, a Palang Pracharat MP, forgot to mention that

 

[yellowboat]

You can be independent as long as the junta is independent with you.  The yellows are going to play both sides against each most likely to come out on top.