Lawmakers are scrambling ahead of Parliament’s next vote for PM
The Secretariat of the House of Representatives issued a letter inviting members of the upper and lower Houses to a joint session to elect Thailand’s 30th prime minister.
Fears of violent street protests if Pita fails to become Thailand’s 30th PM
An expert said that the worst-case scenario was Move Forward getting dissolved due to its moves to amend the lese majeste law.
Pita fails to win election for PM, second round set for July 19
Of the 250 junta-appointed senators, 13 voted for Pita, 39 voted against him, 159 abstained, while one senator had resigned just a day before the voting.
Most Thai online users want Pita as PM: Study
Dataxet said its study also found that Pita alone had created media value on various websites and social network pages worth 1.186 billion baht.
Pita still an MP, eligible to contest for PM, say Senate whips
Khamnoon Sitthisamarn, the spokesman of the Senate whips, said that in the judgement of the whips, Pita remained an MP until ruled otherwise by the charter court.
Election commission files petition in Constitutional Court seeking Pita’s disqualification in shareholding case
The commission is making the case for the Constitutional Court to disqualify Pita as MP under the Constitution’s Sections 98 (3) and 101 (6) for holding 42,000 shares in media…
Election commission failed to follow its own rules in Pita investigation, Move Forward says
Move Forward said in the statement that the probes of Future Forward and Pita were conducted under different laws.
Constitutional court accepts petition challenging Pita’s stance on lese-majeste law
Lawyer Teerayut Suwankesorn filed a petition against Pita and his party, raising questions if the campaign could be considered an attempt to overthrow the democratic system of…
Thaksin postpones return until Thailand’s political situation settles down
The state of politics in Thailand is the main reason for the delay, Paetongtarn Shinawatra said, adding that he wants to ensure Thai politics will run smoothly before his return.
Pita urges MPs, and senators to bring back a ‘normal’ Thailand in Thursday’s PM vote
He added that he and his party had taken heed of people’s wishes and moved forward to form a coalition with seven other parties.