Prayut lays to rest speculation about imminent Cabinet reshuffle

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday denied speculation that his Cabinet will go through the fifth reshuffle since the junta government took power in 2014.

Prayut spoke after rumours that he might swap the posts of his deputy and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan and Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda.

 

Such a move might allow Prawit, in his capacity as head of Interior, to oversee the general election expected to be held next year.

 

Prayut said the speculation was “senseless” as there are already mechanisms overseeing election affairs, such as the Election Commission and related agencies.

 

Prawit said the idea is “purely imaginary” and said Prayut had never raised the possibility even once.

 

The deputy prime minister on Monday said he wanted to stay in his present role.

 

He denied knowing about a Cabinet reshuffle. “It depends on the prime minister. But personally, I would like to work as defence minister because I’m more familiar with it,” Prawit said. The defence minister added that he had not discussed the matter with the premier but he thought a reshuffle should occur following significant royal ceremonies.

 

The last Cabinet reshuffle under the Prayut administration took place in December, with 12 changes made.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30321126

 

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Couple of the boys getting itchy feet Better and easier money to be made then what they are doing now  

Maybe someone stumbled upon someone elses brown paper bag and arn't to happy with their income I mean all being Generals and Politicians no doubt their pay would be rather lucrative so it can only be the extras that make any differance !

 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Prawit said the idea is “purely imaginary”

About as much as there will be a democratic government after the next elections.