File of Thai PM Paetongtarn after grilling by opposition in censure motion over father Thaksin's influence

Record ID: 1985519

  • Title: File of Thai PM Paetongtarn after grilling by opposition in censure motion over father Thaksin's influence
  • Date: 4th May 2023
  • Summary: Two days later, Paetongtarn was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand's king on August 18, paving the way for her to form a cabinet in the coming weeks. The approval by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a formality, was read out by House of Representatives Secretary Apat Sukhanand at a ceremony in Bangkok. BANGKOK, THAILAND (FILE - AUGUST 18, 2024) (THAI TV POOL) HOUSE OF REPRESE
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  • Keywords: Chaikasem Nitisiri PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra Pheu Thai Party Srettha Thavisin Thai Thailand candidate election race vote
  • Location: BANGKOK, KANCHANABURI, UBON RATCHATHANI, AMNAT CHAROEN, THAILAND
  • City: BANGKOK, KANCHANABURI, UBON RATCHATHANI, AMNAT CHAROEN, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA009589418042023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Thailand's opposition on Monday (March 24) grilled Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the first day of a parliamentary no-confidence motion, accusing her of being unqualified and of allowing her powerful father to wield influence over her administration.
    The opposition People's Party said Paetongtarn was taking direction from her father, divisive political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra, a billionaire former premier who is banned from holding office over a conviction for conflicts of interest and abuse of power that kept him in self-exile for 15 years.
    Despite lukewarm ratings in opinion polls, Paetongtarn enters the two-day debate in a firm position, with no signs of turmoil in a ruling coalition that commands a parliamentary majority, making it unlikely that the motion will pass when it goes to a vote on Wednesday.
    Thaksin, Thailand's most influential and polarising politician, has loomed large over Thai politics for the past 24 years. He returned home in 2023 and spent six months in detention in hospital under a government led by the Pheu Thai Party he founded, before being released on parole.
    (Production: Juarawee Kittisilpa, Artorn Pookasook)
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