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Sarng Anacot Thai thinks big in South

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: The new Sarng Anacot Thai Party, founded by former key members of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), hopes to win at least one seat in each province in the South in the coming general election.

Bangkok Post · May 14, 2022

Prawit denies bid to control Setthakij Thai

Deputy Prime Minister and ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon has denied trying to wield influence over the Setthakij Thai Party by putting the brakes on a plan by its secretary-general, Capt Thamanat Prompow, to have dinner with the opposition Pheu Thai Party.

Bangkok Post · May 11, 2022

Pichet slated for disloyalty

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) on Wednesday handed down punishments against MP Pichet Sathirachawal for turning against it by allegedly teaming up with the Pheu Thai Party in preparing a censure debate targeting the government.

Bangkok Post · May 11, 2022

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No dinner date for Thamanat

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon has put the brakes on a plan by Capt Thamanat Prompow, secretary-general of the Setthakij Thai Party, to have dinner with the opposition Pheu Thai Party.

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2022

Testing times for the 'brothers-in-arms'

The political mercury is rising as the opposition bloc warms up for another challenge to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, this time in the form of a planned no-confidence motion.

Bangkok Post · May 6, 2022

Talk of Prawit's possible path to top makes waves

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon could be nominated for prime minister if a political "incident" were to force Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha out of office, according to Gen Wit Devahastin na Ayudhya, leader of the Setthakij Thai Party.

Bangkok Post · Apr 30, 2022

PPRP top brass stay poker-faced on PM pick

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has triggered speculation that it may nominate alternative candidates for prime minister in the next general election after having made Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha its only choice last time.

Bangkok Post · Apr 26, 2022

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PPRP may nominate alternative PM candidates: Prawit

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) may come up with alternative candidates for prime minister in the next general election, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 26, 2022

PPRP official told to return pricey shoes

Jureeporn Sinthuprai, a member of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), may face a corruption probe for accepting two pairs of expensive shoes unless she returns them, says Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, who also serves as the government's legal expert.

Bangkok Post · Apr 21, 2022

Uttama elected to lead new party, Somkid its PM candidate

Uttama Savanayana, a former key figure in Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's coalition government, was elected leader of the new Sarng Anacot Thai Party at its first annual general meeting on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 20, 2022

Wichian quits amid Sang Anakhot Thai switch talk

Wichian Chaowalit on Monday quit as a Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) list-MP amid reports he would join the Sang Anakhot Thai Party co-founded by former PPRP leader Uttama Savanayana.

Bangkok Post · Apr 18, 2022

The Pareena precedent

Pareena Kraikupt, a former MP for the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), has finally bowed out of politics after the Supreme Court last week banned her from running for political office for life.

Bangkok Post · Apr 14, 2022

Cabinet passes draft decree for by-election in Ratchaburi

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft executive decree for the by-election in Ratchaburi province to replace sacked MP Pareena Kraikupt.

Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2022

Is lifetime ban not seeing wood for trees?

The move to permanently ban Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP Pareena Kraikupt from politics last week for encroaching on protected forest tracts in Ratchaburi has sparked a debate on whether the punishment was appropriate for the crime, as she has yet to be convicted by a criminal court of the…

Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2022

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Bangkok Post · Apr 6, 2022

Panel clears govt MPs of proxy voting for budget

The parliamentary ethics committee has cleared two Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MPs of any wrongdoing over proxy votes during the deliberation of the budget expenditure bill two years ago.

Bangkok Post · Apr 4, 2022

'Tangmo's manager concedes giving false statements

The manager of Nida Patcharaveerapong has admitted to a false statement charge as police target another man believed to have guided all five people on board the vessel from which the actress plunged to her death on how to finesse their statements to authorities.

Bangkok Post · Apr 3, 2022

PPRP aims to win 150 House seats at general election

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has set a target of at least 150 seats in the House of Representatives at the next general election, new party secretary-general Santi Prompat said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 27, 2022

Move Forward's Pita passes Prayut in PM poll

Move Forward's Pita Limjaroenrat outpolled incumbent former coup leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha - 13.42% to 12.67% - for the post of prime minister in an opinion survey released on Sunday.

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Bangkok Post · Mar 26, 2022

Big parties back change to candidate numbering

The coalition parties will vote in favour of separate polling numbers for constituency candidates and their parties in the next general election, according to Paiboon Nititawan, deputy leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).

Bangkok Post · Mar 22, 2022

Prawit 'wait and see' on cooperation with Pheu Thai

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who is the leader of the coalition-core Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), has left open the option of a partnership with the opposition-core Pheu Thai Party after the general election.

Bangkok Post · Mar 19, 2022

When to bring the curtain down

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon sparked debate over whether the government should call an early House dissolution when he floated the idea that it would be a good time to go the polls after the Apec 2022 summit.

Bangkok Post · Mar 14, 2022

Snap poll 'likely early next year'

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon on Monday told small coalition partners that a House dissolution is expected late this year with snap elections likely early next year, a source said.

Bangkok Post · Mar 9, 2022

Sira 'to face criminal suit by EC' over poll

The Election Commission (EC) has decided to file a criminal suit against Sira Jenjaka, a former Palang Pracharath Party MP for Bangkok, in connection with a previous conviction of fraud, says a source in the EC.

Bangkok Post · Mar 1, 2022

Paiboon seeks organic law role

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party is nominating its deputy leader, Paiboon Nititawan, as chairman of the House committee scrutinising two organic laws needed for introducing a new electoral system, according to Chinnaworn Bunyakiat, a committee member.

Bangkok Post · Feb 24, 2022

Prawit: No conflict in PPRP

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon has insisted that there are no conflicts in the ruling party, following the expulsion of 21 MPs in January.

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