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4 Pro-Junta Party Members To Leave Cabinet

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong speaks at a November 2018 news conference for the Palang Pracharat Party in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Four members of a pro-junta political party announced Tuesday that they will resign from their cabinet posts in the military government to devote themselves to campaigning.

 

After months of enduring criticism for their dual roles, the four men, led by Palang Pracharat Party leader and Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana, said their resignations would be effective Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2019/01/29/4-pro-junta-party-members-to-leave-cabinet/

 

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Under-fire ministers and pro-junta party members tender their resignations 

By The Nation

 

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After weeks of criticism, the four sitting ministers who are also executives of pro-junta party Phalang Pracharat submitted their written resignations to the prime minister on Tuesday. 

 

The resignations come into effect on Wednesday.

 

 The four ministers are Industry minister Utama Savanayon, Commerce Minister Sonthirat Jirawong, Science and Technology minister Suvit Maesincee, and PM’s Office Minister Kobsak Pootrakool.

 

The first three ministers are in the government’s economic team under Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.

 

Utama, currently leader of Phalang Pracharat, said that the four met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday morning to notify him of their decision. The PM wished them luck and told them to put national interest above everything else, he said.

 

Despite speculation, they had yet to approach the PM to become the pro-junta's PM candidate, he added.

 

They denied having left their positions because of criticism from political parties, saying it was due to political ideology.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30363134

 

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