Yingluck impeachment vote on December 25
Play
The National Legislative Assembly is scheduled to convene on December 25 to decide whether to impeach former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in connection with her government's rice-pledging scheme.
The NLA is expected to debate the issue and vote within three days of convening.
Support from at least three-fifths of the body’s members, or 132 votes, is required to impeach the ex-premier. The vote will be done in a secret ballot.
The assembly will convene on December 11 to hear the opening statements from both Yingluck and the National Anti-Corruption Commission, with the closing statements to be heard on December 23, according to the NLA meeting schedule released yesterday.
