Pariyes Angurakittee affirmed that the Thai Sang Thai Party has consistently proposed constitutional amendments to fight corruption and welcomes Parit Wacharasindhu ('Ice Cream') accepting the article-by-article constitutional amendment approach to combat corruption, after having previously declined Thai Sang Thai's invitation to cooperate in this effort.
On 21 Feb 2026 GMT+7, Pariyes Angurakittee, spokesperson for the Thai Sang Thai Party, addressed the case of Parit Wacharasindhu ('Ice Cream'), spokesperson of the People’s Party, raising questions about Thai Sang Thai's anti-corruption policy and the article-by-article constitutional amendment approach concerning restoring citizens’ power to petition for the removal of independent agencies. Pariyes said this has been a main policy the party has proposed and promoted since the previous parliament, pushing for article-by-article amendments. Regarding whether Thai Sang Thai will continue its anti-corruption push, he confirmed that with cooperation from all sides—without insisting on opposition or government labels—the party’s prepared legislation can enter parliament, requiring full support from members of parliament.
Pariyes stated that although Thai Sang Thai previously sought cooperation and support from various parties, including opposition colleagues such as the People’s Party (formerly Move Forward Party), it did not receive adequate response in the last parliament. However, during recent campaigning, he met Parit at several events and received confirmation from the People’s Party that they will jointly promote article-by-article constitutional amendments alongside drafting a new constitution, which will take more time. He sees this as a positive sign for all parties to collaborate on passing laws beneficial for fighting corruption without attachment to government or opposition labels. The Thai Sang Thai spokesperson sincerely expressed that Thai Sang Thai’s invitation to support the prime minister from Bhumjaithai Party should not be seen as compromising their anti-corruption stance, as this is untrue and undervalues longstanding cooperative relationships. He believes Parit’s questions come from concern, and he takes this opportunity to reassure him.
Pariyes added that the previous article-by-article amendment proposals did not receive sufficient response because the opposition at that time focused on full constitutional revision. Thai Sang Thai tried to point out that article-by-article amendments can proceed concurrently. However, due to insufficient votes to submit the bill, they could not continue pushing the proposal.