Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon has downplayed reports of party MPs seeking to defect to the United Thai Nation Party (UTN), saying the two parties are "like one".
Democrat Party leader Jurin Laksanawisit is heading to the far South to monitor border trade and build political ties amid growing speculation of a challenging time in the next elections for the country's oldest party as it continues to lose members.
Former Democrat election candidate Pongsin Senpong on Sunday announced his resignation from the party after failing to be selected to contest the general election under the party's banner.
Democrat Party politician Thepthai s jail term upheld
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published : 12 May 2021 at 06:00 Thepthai: Intends to appeal
The Appeal Court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence against Democrat Party politician Thepthai Senpong and his younger brother, Manote Senpong, over fraud in a 2014 local election.
The lawsuit was filed by Pichai Boonyakiat, a former Nakhon Si Thammarat PAO chairman, who accused the brothers of vote-buying after they threw a party for voters ahead of the election for the Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial administration organisation (PAO) chief.
Provincial election officials filed a complaint with police in Muang district against the brothers seven years ago, but due to a lack of progress in that case, Mr Pichai decided to file a separate lawsuit.
Politician s jail term upheld
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published : 11 May 2021 at 18:02 Thepthai Senpong
The Appeal Court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence against Democrat Party politician Thepthai Senpong and his younger brother, Manote Senpong, over fraud in a 2014 local election.
The lawsuit was filed by Pichai Boonyakiat, a former Nakhon Si Thammarat PAO chairman, who accused the brothers of vote-buying after they threw a party for voters ahead of the election for the Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial administration organisation (PAO) chief.
Provincial election officials filed a complaint with police in Muang district against the brothers seven years ago, but due to a lack of progress in that case, Mr Pichai decided to file a separate lawsuit.