Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn JuangroongruangkitCritics have slammed Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit for seeking charter amendments to scrap the positions of provincial governor, district chief as well as tambon and village heads. The group posted on Facebook a media interview in which Mr Thanathorn discussed a proposal that aims to end what he called state centralisation. Mr Thanathorn also said that provincial governors, who are appointed officials, are in fact more powerful than elected chairmen of the provincial administrative organisations (PAO). Instead, such power must be handed over to elected PAO chairmen with authority to handle management of local resources and taxation, Mr Thanathorn said. "The Progressive Movement has launched a campaign to invite the public to sign a petition to amend the constitution's Chapter 14 related to local administration," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post May 05, 2022 05:10 UTC