Three-party whips launch key meeting to set schedule and time allocation for individual censure debate

Today (21 October 2026) at 3:00 PM at Parliament, the Joint Coordinating Committee of the House of Representatives (Three-Party Whips) held its 4th meeting of 2026 to jointly consider scheduling meeting dates and allocating time for the general debate to cast a vote of no-confidence against individual ministers under Section 151 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2560 (2017). The meeting was chaired by Ms. Mallika Jirapanvanich, First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, alongside Mr. Korrawee Prissananantakul, MP for Ang Thong Province, Bhumjaithai Party, as Government Chief Whip; Mr. Parit Wacharasindhu, Opposition Chief Whip; and Mr. Paradorn Prissananantakul, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office, representing the Cabinet, all in full attendance.

Government representatives attending the meeting included Ms. Manaporn Charoensri, MP for Nakhon Phanom Province, Pheu Thai Party, and Mr. Thanayot Thimsuwan, MP for Loei Province, Bhumjaithai Party. Meanwhile, opposition representatives comprised Mr. Satit Wongnongtaey, List-MP and Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party; Mr. Natthawut Buaprathum, Mr. Pakornwut Udompipatskul, and Mr. Rangsiman Rome, List-MPs from the People's Party; as well as Mr. Wasawat Poungponsri, List-MP from the Pheu Thai Ruam Phalang Party. In addition, Mr. Athirat Sirilatthayakorn, MP for Chachoengsao Province, and Mr. Piyawat Kittithanesuan, MP for Nakhon Nayok Province, from the Kla Tham Party, also joined the meeting.

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