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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his deputy, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, on Tuesday rejected speculation by the opposition that the House could be dissolved in December.

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'Donor' poses test for EC

A hot potato has landed in the lap of the Election Commission and it is putting the election regulatory authority's credibility and integrity to the test again.

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Prayut's plans still a mystery

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is keeping tight-lipped about his political future although the Sept 30 Constitutional Court ruling allows him to stand for re-election and serve what remains of his eight-year premiership.

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PPRP 'received cash' from drugs pub boss

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) faces an investigation that could result in its dissolution after a key party figure admitted the party accepted a donation from the alleged owner of a Bangkok pub raided early this week.

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Disbandment complaint filed against Palang Pracharath over donation

Activist Srisuwan Janya has asked the Election Commission if the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) should be disbanded for accepting a 3-million-baht donation from a Chinese businessman believed to have received Thai citizenship shortly afterwards.

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Cabinet rejig serves who?

Increasing calls for a cabinet reshuffle by coalition parties must be giving Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha a headache. While reshuffles have become known to be little more than a form of political horse trading, the prime minister must think of the country and the public first before making any decisions.

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Prayut ignores Pheu Thai speculation

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has kept tight-lipped on the main opposition Pheu Thai Party's indication that Gen Prawit Wongsuwon -- his deputy and leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) -- could be someone it could do business with in forging an alliance after the next polls and not him.

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PPRP affirms support for Prayut as PM pick

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is downplaying remarks by a party member who suggested Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha should step aside and let PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon run in the next election as the party's sole prime ministerial candidate.

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New parties present faint flicker of hope

With lingering political polarisation, some people have been looking at alternative "third" parties, hoping they may be able to steer the country out of the challenges it faces.

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Bhumjaithai aims high

With plenty of resources and a vast supply of election candidates at its disposal, Bhumjaithai is widely speculated to outdo the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) at the next general election.

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PPRP seeks economic experts

A Palang Pracharath Party MP is urging Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to become an executive member of the PPRP to seek out potential members with economic expertise and help with internal affairs ahead of the general election.

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Democrats find Niphon replacement

The Democrat Party has proposed that Naris Khamnurak, its MP for Phatthalung, fill the deputy interior minister post left vacant by Niphon Bunyamanee, who quit last month to fight a court case.

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PPRP not fazed by 'exodus'

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is on the verge of falling apart with dozens of MPs widely believed to be looking to defect ahead of the general election tentatively scheduled to take place in May.

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PPRP has tough election road ahead

The Constitutional Court ruling that allowed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to continue to serve the country as PM was hardly a surprise.

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PPRP introduces 6 potential candidates

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has expressed confidence in its popularity, introducing six potential candidates to run for MP seats in the northern region in the next general election.

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Ex-top cop seen as likely PM candidate for PPRP

Former national police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda is in the spotlight as a potential candidate for prime minister in the next general election, running under the banner of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).

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30 MPs 'plan to join Bhumjaithai'

More than 30 MPs, including some from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), are expected to defect to the Bhumjaithai Party ahead of the next general election, according to a source.

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Dems face uphill battle

Even though the Election Commission's calendar says the general election will be held in May next year following the end of the House's term in late March, parties are already in campaign mode to win voters.

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Weed bill opens coalition rifts before poll

Now that the government is on the last lap of its present tenure, with the next election on the horizon, politicians are rolling up their sleeves ahead of a renewed political battle for hearts and minds.

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Curtain falling for old power cliques

With public anxiety growing over the future of Prayut Chan-o-cha in the role of prime minister, society has become shrouded with rumour and speculation.

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Suspension leaves PM down but not out

The charter court’s decision to suspend Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha until it hands down a ruling over his controversial eight-year term limit as prime minister could be a bad omen for the army chief-turned-politician who, until this week, has run the country since 2014. Despite Gen Prayut weathering political storms and…

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Prawit offers PPRP window of opportunity

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon is expected to seize the opportunity while serving as acting prime minister to consolidate the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) ahead of the next general election, according to political scientists.

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Prawit scoffs at threat to budget bill

The government shrugged off a threat by the opposition to vote down the 3.18-trillion-baht budget bill for fiscal 2023, saying it expected the bill to be passed in its second and third readings by Tuesday night.

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The politics of the term-limit wrangle

Time is not on the side of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as various groups of people want to see the back of him. Now that he has survived the last of four no-confidence votes in parliament since the March 2019 election, many are pinning their hopes that the eight-year prime…

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Thaksin says no secret deal with PPRP

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has denied brokering a secret deal with the ruling Palang Pracharath Party and the main opposition Pheu Thai Party to reportedly form a coalition government after the next general election.

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