Cabinet shake-up looms as COVID-19 crisis eases

Cabinet shake-up looms as COVID-19 crisis eases

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After three months of almost no political activity due to the COVID-19 lockdown, Thai politicians have wasted no time getting back to “business as usual”.

A fierce fight has broken out within the core coalition Palang Pracharath Party as factions vie for coveted posts in the party’s executive leadership and in Cabinet. The main target is the “Four Boys” – the Cabinet quartet of economic technocrats overseen by Deputy PM Somkid Jatusripitak, whose days look numbered.

The infighting marks the return of old-school Thai politics, where factions battle for their “fair share” of ministerial portfolios based not on their candidates’ qualifications, but on the number of MPs they can muster.

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cabinet-shake-up-looms-as-covid-19-crisis-eases/

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