Govt under pressure

Opposition calls for fresh elections

- AEKARACH SATTABURUTH CHAIRITH YONPIAM

The opposition is stepping up pressure on the government, with the People's Party calling for the appointment of an interim prime minister and dissolution of the House before the end of the year to prevent political deadlock.

In a statement released on its official Facebook page yesterday, the main opposition party outlined several conditions for it to support a new leader, if Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is removed by the Constitutional Court over the leaked recording of her conversation with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen about the ongoing border dispute. She is currently suspended from duty, pending the court's ruling.

The party said the new prime minister must agree to dissolve parliament by the end of the year and commit to resolving the pressing political, economic and security challenges facing the country.

Not only should the next government be legitimate in the eyes of the law and trusted by the public, but it must also be led by competent individuals, instead of being formed through political bargaining, the statement added.