March 27, 2025
BANGKOK – A total of 493 MPs participated in the vote. Among them, 171 belonged to five opposition parties, divided as follows:
- People’s Party: 143 MPs
- Palang Pracharath Party: 20 MPs
- Thai Sang Thai Party: 6 MPs
- Fair Party: 1 MP
- Thai Progress Party: 1 MP
Meanwhile, the 11 parties in the government coalition collectively held 322 MPs, distributed as follows:
- Pheu Thai Party: 142 MPs
- Bhumjaithai Party: 69 MPs
- United Thai Nation Party: 36 MPs
- Democrat Party: 25 MPs
- Kla Tham Party: 24 MPs
- Chart Thai Pattana Party: 10 MPs
- Prachachat Party: 9 MPs
- Chart Pattana Party: 3 MPs
- Thai Ruam Phalang Party: 2 MPs
- Thai Liberal Party: 1 MP
- New Democracy Party: 1 MP
Four of the seven abstentions came from Democrat Party MPs, the party’s secretary general, Dechit Khaothong, told the press after the no-confidence vote.
When asked if the party had informed the government about the four abstentions in advance, Dechit explained that the party had planned to launch a resolution on the no-confidence vote, but four MPs requested to exercise their right to abstain.
When asked if the abstentions could impact the government coalition’s lawmaking process, Dechit said MPs can exercise their rights during the no-confidence debate, but they should follow the party’s resolution on lawmaking.
In the past, all four MPs had consistently supported the government’s draft legislation, he said.