Phra Dorn confirmed there will be no no-confidence debate next week because the House Speaker has already scheduled the regular agenda. He said the government conceded 4 days for debate, but the opposition remains silent, waiting to negotiate whether to postpone it to November-December.
On 23 October 2026, Phra Dorn Prisananantakul, Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office, commented on the no-confidence debate, noting it seems impossible to hold it next week. He stated there definitely will be no debate next week because the House Speaker has already set the regular meeting agenda.
Regarding the government's concession of 4 debate days to the opposition, Phra Dorn said that after negotiations, Ms. Mallika Jirapanwanich, First Deputy Speaker and meeting chair, asked him to check with the Cabinet about extending by one more day. After the Cabinet meeting on 26 October, they could consider adding an extra day. The Prime Minister and Cabinet agreed and planned to convene at the Parliament, focusing only on essential agenda items to allow the opposition to perform their duties fully. Currently, 4 days have been granted but the opposition has not yet responded.
Phra Dorn said, “To claim that the Prime Minister and government are blocking the opposition's duties is unfounded. Normally, the opposition is given 4 days. The opposition mentioned that the previous government under former Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha allowed up to 40 to 42 hours of debate, which was the highest. We proposed that if the opposition wants 45 to 48 hours, we can accommodate that. The government's allotted time would be reduced accordingly. We intend to keep the debate concise, but we have not received any response, which led the House Speaker to set the meeting agenda since no agreement was reached.”
When asked if there is still a chance for the debate in November or December, Phra Dorn said negotiations are necessary. He explained that November's Cabinet schedule will be very tight, especially the first week after the Prime Minister returns from abroad, with a traveling Cabinet meeting in Udon Thani and the Horticulture Expo. The following week, several ministers among the 18 accused may have to attend foreign meetings, such as Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Supachai Sutthumpun, who must attend the APEC preparatory meeting. Many may be unavailable.
The third week of November is impossible because the Prime Minister will attend the APEC meeting. The fourth week is also undesirable as delaying that long would allow the opposition to accuse the government of stalling, which the government does not intend. Hence, the government set the debate for next week and negotiations for November's timing will continue.
Asked if the chance of a 5-day debate in November is low, Phra Dorn said the opposition's latest proposal requests 5 days if held next week, but only 4 days if in November. So, considering 4 days for debate plus one day for voting totals 5 days.