Puea Pandin MPs from deep South threaten to withhold votes for Samak

Signs of disunity in the coalition government continue Sunday as Puea Pandin Party's Muslim group from the southern provinces threatened to Monday vote against their party's resolution to make People Power Party leader Samak Sundaravej PM if they are not given a ministerial post that can solve problems in the south.

Puea Pandin Party's Narathiwat MP Dr Waehadi Waedaoh said as the leader of Sajjanupap faction, he insisted that if the party did not honour its promise to award the faction a key ministerial post to help end violence in the south, the faction will not vote for Samak.

He said the party leader Suwit Khunkitti had earlier made agreement that it would give one Cabinet post to the faction member or outsider who the faction believe suitable.

"It is the faction's ruling and not my personal stance. Our group had won the election victory through campaigns to solve violence in the south. We could beat the Democrats in its stronghold. If we cannot get the important post, how can we help solve the problem there,'' he said.

The Nation