Pheu Thai asks EC to rule on Yongyuth's status
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Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit has given his consent to initiate checks on his MP and ministerial qualifications in a bid to dispel lingering doubts on his status in the Cabinet as well as in the House.
Acting on Yongyuth’s behalf, Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit Wednesday petitioned the Election Commission (EC) to rule whether the deputy prime minister had to vacate his House seat.
“I hope the EC ruling on Yongyuth’s job will clear up doubts raised by the opposition,” he said.
Prompong said he saw no justification for Yongyuth to step down because he had already been exonerated.
He urged the Democrats to stop demanding Yongyuth’s resignation and to allow the EC’s review of the issue to run its course.
The Nation
