Prit plans to propose a new opposition whip committee list to Parliament, removing the Kla Tham Party and leaving only five parties after Kla Tham voted in favor of the government’s 2570 Budget Bill, contradicting the opposition whip's consensus.
On 22 Sep 2026 GMT+7, Prit Watcharasinthu, party-list MP of Prachachon Party, posted on Facebook that in a parliamentary system, it is understood that cooperation among parties in the opposition differs from cooperation among parties in the government. While government parties unite to form a government, opposition parties consist of those who, for various reasons, have chosen not to join or were not invited to join the government. Therefore, opposition whip work has been based on mutual understanding and respect that opposition parties may have differing stances, ideologies, or policy views.
However, one thing I affirm that opposition parties should share is a common commitment to oversee the government to prevent misdirection, thereby protecting the people's interests.
On 10 Sep 2026 GMT+7, the Kla Tham Party resolved that its MPs vote in favor of the government's 2570 Budget Bill, a decision that:
(1) Contradicted the opposition whip’s consensus on this key agenda, which was to “disapprove” or abstain from voting,"according to each party's consensus)
(2) Raised questions about Kla Tham Party’s status and intent in overseeing the current government, especially given the party’s unclear position on submitting motions and voting in the forthcoming no-confidence debate.
As opposition whip chairman, I discussed this with Kla Tham representatives after the event and agreed to remove Kla Tham from the opposition whip committee in the House of Representatives. This is to ensure the parliamentary mechanisms designed for opposition oversight are used by parties genuinely committed to opposition duties.
However, since Kla Tham has 58 MPs elected by the people, I will continue coordinating with Kla Tham representatives to protect their legitimate rights to parliamentary work as representatives through mechanisms unrelated to opposition duties, such as general debate time and local issue consultation quotas.
Tomorrow, I will submit a new opposition whip committee list to the opposition leader for consideration and subsequent submission to the House Speaker. This will result in the opposition coalition comprising five parties:
1. Prachachon Party
2. Democrat Party
3. Thai Pakdee Party
4. Seri Ruam Thai Party
5. Sai Ruam Phalang Party (which joined this session after beginning to vote in line with the opposition on key agendas such as the loan decree and the 2570 Budget Bill).
For the immediate agenda, these five parties have a shared important task to promptly submit a motion to debate a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government.