Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

Updated June 27, 2008 20:21:59

Thai PM Samak Sundaravej has won an Opposition no-confidence vote in Parliament. [Reuters]

Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven cabinet colleagues won a vote of no-confidence in parliament.

Mr Samak, who took over from a military-run administration six months ago, gained a simple majority of votes in an electronic ballot.

"There are 442 MPs attending today's meeting.

One hundred and sixty-two voted against and 280 voted to support Prime Minister Samak," House Speaker Chai Chidchob told parliament.

"Therefore Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej can continue his premiership."

The vote follows three days of debate in which Mr Samak was grilled by opposition MPs accusing him of mismanaging government.

Seven cabinet ministers comfortably won separate votes of no-confidence against them.