Mr Pita Limjaroenrat's pro-democracy Move Forward Party netted the most seats at the May 14 election but there are no guarantees it will be able to form government or that he will lead the country.
Thailand's parliament will vote on whether to appoint progressive party leader Pita Limjaroenrat prime minister on July 13, the new House speaker announced on Wednesday .
MFP has cobbled together an eight-party alliance, which also includes election runners-up Pheu Thai, with a total of 312 seats but remains well short of the 376 votes needed across both houses of parliament to endorse Mr Pita for the top job. Asked what would happen if Mr Pita doesn't have enough support, Mr Wan Noor said:"The parliament will vote until we have a PM".He would not be drawn on how many chances Mr Pita would be given before alternative candidates are sought.
The United Thai Nation Party said on Wednesday it was considering whether to put up a rival candidate against Mr Pita.
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