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Parliament elects Srettha prime minister
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2023
» The joint sitting of the House and the Senate on Tuesday evening elected the Pheu Thai Party's Srettha Thavisin the 30th prime minister of Thailand with 482 votes for and 165 votes against him and 81 abstentions.
Pheu Thai brings 6 parties into alliance
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/08/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party has brought six more political parties into its alliance to form a coalition government, lifting the total number of House seats in the group to 238.
Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai aim to form govt
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/08/2023
» Leaders of the Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties, with 212 seats in total, announced on Monday they would try to form a new coalition governent.
Pheu Thai dumps MFP, forming new coalition
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/08/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party, which came second in the general election, has dumped the election-winning Move Forward Party and will move to form its own coalition government because the MFP insists on amending the lese majeste law.
Ombudsman asks court to postpone PM vote
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/07/2023
» The Ombudsman on Monday asked the Constitutional Court to order the parliament to postpone the next vote for prime minister, and to rule on the rejected renomination of Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat.
Move Forward to renominate Pita for PM
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/07/2023
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) will renominate its leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister even though a majority of both House representatives and senators rejected the renomination on Wednesday.
Parliament rejects Pita's renomination for PM
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/07/2023
» The joint House and Senate sitting voted on Wednesday to reject the renomination of Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister because a parliamentary regulation bans it.
Thammasat student council condemns 'disgraceful' PM vote
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/07/2023
» The Thammasat University Student Council issued a statement condemning Thursday’s vote for a new prime minister, saying that members of parliament and senators who voted against the will of the people or abstained from voting were disgraceful.
Pita loses first PM vote
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/07/2023
» Pita Limjaroenrat failed on Thursday in his first bid to become the country’s next prime minister.
House speaker rift widens
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/05/2023
» A rift is widening between the Move Forward Party (MFP) and Pheu Thai over who gets the role of House speaker.