Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday assured that a cabinet reshuffle would take place before the New Year, in accordance with the Democrat Party's request to have a vacant cabinet post filled by one of its own MPs.
The Democrats have been urging the government to seek a royal endorsement for the appointment of Phatthalung MP Naris Khamnurak as deputy interior minister, following the resignation of Niphon Bunyamanee from the post over malfeasance allegations.
Chinnaworn Boonyakiat, a Democrat MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat, said the party had submitted Mr Naris' name as a replacement on Oct 17, but it has not received any response from the cabinet.
