Motion against Chavalit

Motion against Chavalit

BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai opposition parties are set to submit a
no-confidence motion against the embattled nine-month old
coalition government of Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, an
opposition leader said yesterday.

"The opposition parties have agreed to submit a no-confidence
motion against the government on Sept. 8 and we set the date of
debate tentatively from Sept. 25 on," opposition leader and
former premier Chuan Leekpai told reporters.

The opposition parties say the government's failure to
adequately solve the country's economic woes has plunged it into
a further crisis.

Chavalit on Friday bowed to pressure from the military,
finance officials and his coalition partners and said the
government would support a controversial draft constitution which
aims to revamp the political system and put an end to money
politics.