Coalition parties mull ‘horse trading’
Bhumjaithai, Dems may swap ministries
Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has not ruled out swapping some ministerial posts with its Democrat Party coalition partner in the much-anticipated upcoming reshuffle.
Mr Anutin, also concurrently deputy prime minister and public health minister, admitted on Tuesday that post-swapping had crossed his mind.
His comment came after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha disclosed that the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) had handed him its list of proposed cabinet ministers for the reshuffle. Bhumjaithai and the Democrats have not yet submitted theirs.
Gen Prayut had said earlier that no outsiders would become ministers in the shake-up and yesterday he urged people not to jump to conclusions about what would happen, saying that…
