‘Silent’ Prayut accused of buying time for UTN
Academics believe Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is waiting for the Election Commission (EC) to complete the redrawing of constituency boundaries before dissolving the House of Representatives sometime this month.
Pressuring is mounting on Gen Prayut as he remains silent on when he will dissolve the House after previously saying he would do so early this month.
Stithorn Thananithichot, director of the Office of Innovation for Democracy at the King Prajadhipok’s Institute, told the Bangkok Post on Tueday that the prime minister is expected to dissolve the House before its tenure ends on March 23.
“The main reason [why the PM has delayed a House dissolution] is because the EC has not finished redrawing…
