PUBLISHED : 30 Sep 2023 at 04:00
The expulsion of Deputy House Speaker Padipat Santipada from the Move Forward Party (MFP) has long been anticipated as a political tactic to ensure the post remains in the hands of its allies while the MFP assumes the fully-fledged role of the main opposition party, according to politicians and academics.
Padipat: Refused to give up role
Such remarks were made yesterday after Mr Padipat accepted the MFP’s decision to expel him after he refused to step down from the post amid criticism that the opposition was trying to have its cake and eat it.
Under the charter, a party that takes on the role of opposition leader cannot occupy a speaker’s post at the same time. Mr Papidat, an MP for Phitsanulok, had…
