“Anutin” confirms support for prime minister candidate from “Pheu Thai” if he does not touch Section 112, indicating that it is a resolution of the coalition parties, believing that the election will be finished tomorrow, saying that if it falls to him, it will be a durian falling, not a windfall.
Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, acting deputy prime minister and minister of the interior, as leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, spoke about the case of the Pheu Thai Party proposing Mr. Chaikasem Nitisiri to compete for the prime minister position, saying that the Bhumjaithai Party supports anyone who the Pheu Thai Party supports to hold the position of prime minister. As for the doubts about the position according to Section 112, there is no need to doubt because it is a mutual understanding among the coalition parties since the Sathit government, in which all parties jointly announced that they will honor the monarchy and not touch the law, Section 112, and confirmed that they are still the original coalition parties. As
for whether the ministerial position will be the same or not, please consider it step by step because yesterday, we talked about the matter of the Pheu Thai Party proposing a person to hold the position of prime minister.
As for the issue that the prime minister candidate to be proposed must never have supported Section 112, Mr. Anutin said, ‘Don’t talk about that yet. I know that the media is talking about Mr. Chaikasem’s statement in 2021. If he comes out and says it’s not related, there’s no issue. But all the coalition parties will come out and jointly announce that we have no issue with Section 112.’
Mr. Anutin said that if Mr. Chaikasem could clarify this, he would not be bothered because the Pheu Thai Party would propose the prime minister, which was up to the Pheu Thai Party. However, after this, there would be a joint statement from the coalition parties, but now each party would have to talk to find their own party’s resolution first. As for the Bhumjaithai Party, it made a resolution today becaus
e it woke up a bit early, so it called an early meeting because it did not sleep well last night. What is certain for tomorrow (16 Aug 67) is that the House Speaker will call a meeting to elect a prime minister.
As for the case where Mr. Chaikasem seems to have a bad past when he was the Attorney General, who did not indict Mr. Phichit Chuenban in the candy bag case, Mr. Anutin said that the Pheu Thai Party must be the one to propose a suitable person to be the Prime Minister. He believes that the Pheu Thai Party must propose the most suitable person.
When asked if he would accept the position if a windfall came to Mr. Anutin, Mr. Anutin shook his head and said that according to the rules, it did not reach him, so he was relieved. Currently, there are still two more steps to go through: Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the leader of the Pheu Thai Party, and Mr. Chaikasem. It has not yet reached him. If it reaches him, it would be a durian that fell, not a windfall.
When asked about the news that Thaksin ordere
d a halt to the digital wallet project, Anutin said that he only talked about the coexistence of the coalition parties because he had an appointment and left first. He had already postponed his appointment with his friends for dinner twice, but he could not postpone it any longer because he felt bad for them, so he left first.
And when asked further whether there was a possibility that the name of Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, a privy councilor who is still a prime ministerial candidate for the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, would be on the list, Mr. Anutin said that in the coalition party meeting, there was no mention of this issue. The Pheu Thai Party was the one who proposed it. He believes that the Pheu Thai Party must propose its candidate. 317.
Source: Thai News Agency