Thailand's House Speaker Chai Chidchob said on Tuesday that he is awaiting the request for a censure motion against the coalition government by the opposition Democrat Party and the debate could be held late June.
Stressing that he is acting with neutrality, Chai was quoted by the official Thai News Agency as saying that the attacks by members of the Democrat Party that he is siding with the government are not true.
He emphasized that it would take "not more than three days" for House officials to verify the requests for censure motions after the petition is lodged by the chief opposition whip. The motion will then be forwarded to the government after which it can be put on the agenda of the parliament's current extraordinary session.
Whether the no-confidence debate against the coalition government can be held during the ongoing extraordinary session depends on an "agreement between government and the opposition whips," said Chai.
Chai said the House is now holding its extraordinary session, debating on the government's budget bill for fiscal 2009. He said the censure debate must be held after the budget bill passes parliamentary scrutiny.
Earlier, the Democrat Party said it has resolved to lodge a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and six other members of his cabinet, including Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama, Justice Minister Sompong Amornwiwat, Deputy Transport Minister Songsak Thongsri, and Interior Minister ChalermYoobamrung.
The charges leveled against Samak and his ministers include their roles in the government's failure to solve Thailand's economic problems and endemic corruption.
Source:Xinhua
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