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- Published: 28 Sep 2012 at 12.56
- Online news: Local News
The political future of Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, who is also interior minister, hangs in the balance with pressure being applied both inside the party and outside for him to resign from political office.
The political future of Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, who is also interior minister, hangs in the balance with pressure being applied both inside the party and outside for him to resign from political office.
The clearest sign of his political instability emerged on Tuesday when he did not chair the cabinet meeting in Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's absence, as it was earlier announced he would. The meeting was instead chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung and lasted only about half an hour.
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