Leader of the Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat failed in his first bid to be elected as Thailand’s 30th prime minister on Thursday.
BANGKOK: Electoral winner Move Forward Party submitted a draft Bill to cut off the Senate’s power in the selection of the prime minister, following its leader’s failure to secure enough votes from a joint sitting of parliament on Thursday .
Members of parliament and senators convened on Thursday to vote on Thailand’s next prime minister – two months after the general election on May 14 which saw the Move Forward Party emerge as the winner. For Mr Pita to become the prime minister, he must secure at least 375 votes from the existing members of both Houses.A total of 705 parliamentarians took part in the prime ministerial selection. They included 182 people who voted against Mr Pita and 199 others who abstained.
The Move Forward Party secretary-general believes that revoking Section 272 of the constitution will provide a way out for both the senators and the parliamentary system.
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