PM Vote: Major Rally Planned for July 19
Demonstrators plan to gather outside Parliament on July 19 when a joint sitting of House of Representatives and the Senate will vote on a prime minister again.
Demonstrators plan to gather outside Parliament on July 19 when a joint sitting of House of Representatives and the Senate will vote on a prime minister again.
Senators have filed lawsuits against people posting online threats against them and their families after most senators abstained from voting for Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat to become the new prime minister.
Move Forward Party’s prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat has enough support from the upper house to become the next prime minister but additional support needs to be sought in case senators change their mind during the vote in the joint sitting of parliament on July 13, said MFP deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul.
The Move Forward Party gets positive signs from senators as many agree to vote for the MFP leader Pita Limcharoenrat as a new prime minister, said deputy party leader Sirikanya Tansakul.
The parliament turned down four constitutional amendment bills in their first reading and they included a bill to strip senators of their power to co-elect the prime minister.
BANGKOK, May 14 (TNA) – His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn approved the list of 250 senators and the name list was published in the announcement of the Royal Gazette. The royally – approved list include Gen Preecha Chan-o-cha, younger brother of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, former deputy prime minister Chatchai Sarikulya, former tourism and sports […]
Thailand’s complex senate selection process begins to find senators who will, for the first time, select the prime minister if the House of Representatives fail to form a government after the upcoming election next year