News Forum - 11 ministers beat no-confidence vote, including PM Prayut

[Thaiger]

After intense censure debate over the last three days, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and a group of 10 other cabinet ministers have scraped by and survived a vote of no-confidence, maintaining their positions and avoiding censure again. The opposition had mounted a fierce three-day debate that The Thaiger has been covering each day, but the government leaders have come out unscathed. Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit had the least favourable votes, with only 241 votes in his favour and 207 against, with 23 people abstaining from the vote. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon received the most supportive votes of confidence, with […]

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[Urdef]

Money can buy anything. Everyone has their price....

[palooka]

Anyone really surprised with the outcome?

[DesperateOldHand]

Hmmmm....imagine that.

 

[HolyCowCm]

Wonder how much more wealthy the likes of the ones who supported the pass got. Take away those 250 unelected regime appointed senators and they would lose by the largest majority. All a big snowjob farce.

[ThaiEyes]

14 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

Wonder how much more wealthy the likes of the ones who supported the pass got. Take away those 250 unelected regime appointed senators and they would lose by the largest majority. All a big snowjob farce.

Whatever wealth they obtained was likely well hidden

[jobapps]

don't they have a majority just like the UK conversatives there is no way they could lose, these votes are symbolic labour did the same thing with a vote of no confidence about a week ago, they lost cos none of the conservatives wanted to trigger a general election. However like this media outlet the dailymail in the uk also made it seem  as if these votes made some difference which they clearly didnt

[HolyCowCm]

5 hours ago, ThaiEyes said:

Whatever wealth they obtained was likely well hidden

Yes reminds me of the Charlie Rich song Behind Closed Doors.