By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD SECRETARY-GENERAL Chaithawat Tulathon said today (July 15) a renewed legislation to rid all senators of the power to pick a prime minister and the repeated naming and voting for one may practically proceed in concurrent fashion. Chaithawat made his comment after yesterday’s filing of the latest legislation to
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Pita calls on people to urge senators to vote him for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat today (July 15) posted a video clip online calling on the people for help by encouraging senators to vote him for prime minister next Wednesday. Pita who failed to get enough votes to land him the elected premiership in Thursday’s joint House/Senate meeting asked
Read moreChonlanan confirms Pita will be named PM again next week
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (July 14) confirmed he will still name Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister again next Wednesday. Following Pita’s failure to get adequate support for elected premiership yesterday, the Move Forward leader will be named and voted for prime minister for a second
Read moreRevealing senators’ businesses just the starting point: Rung
HITTING out at senators today (July 14) was Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, a member of the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, who said a top Twitter trend for Thailand revealing senators’ businesses is just the starting point, Matichon newspaper said. In yesterday’s vote for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister
Read more‘No opposition to Pita,’ says Cambodia’s Hun Sen
By Phnom Penh Post CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen has addressed interpretations of his recent Twitter post, clarifying his comments were not intended as an affront to Thailand’s Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat. His comments on July 13 had drawn various reactions from readers. He posted a Twitter comment following Pita’s unsuccessful bid
Read morePolice prepare for nationwide protests, Parliament heavily guarded
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat early this morning (July 14) ordered police nationwide to prepare for possible protests with Parliament strongly guarded following prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat failing to get enough votes to take the helm of the government at a joint House/senate meeting yesterday, Naewna newspaper said. The pro-Pita votes cast
Read morePita not giving up on renewed bid for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE Pita Limjaroenrat said today (July 13) he is ultimately not giving up on his renewed effort to take the helm of government next week. The Move Forward leader told reporters at parliament he will go on with his sustained bid for elected premiership despite today’s defeat as many
Read morePita’s attempted rise to power aborted by non-coalition MPs, senators
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER PITA Limjaroenrat’s phenomenal bid for elected premiership was today (July 13) aborted at parliament as most lawmakers either abstained from voting or downright cast nay votes against him. During today’s historic joint House/Senate meeting, the total of votes in support of Pita came out 51 votes short
Read moreProtesters blast Election Commission for filing lawsuit against Pita
DEMONSTRATORS flocked to the open space in front of Bangkok Art & Cultural Centre this evening (July 12) to protest against the Election Commission after the agency decided to file an MP-disqualifying lawsuit against Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat at the Constitutional Court, Matichon newspaper said. The prime minister-designate has been accused by
Read moreSenators under pressure over imminent vote for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NUMBER OF SENATORS have remained under pressure as a phenomenal voting of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister is approaching on Thursday, said Move Forward secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon today (July 11). Some of the unelected legislators have been psychologically intimidated or even threatened to get blackmailed whilst
Read morePolling agency still to forward case against Pita to court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION has not as yet forwarded a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court against Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat, said the polling agency’s chairman Itthiporn Boonprakhong today (July 10). The commissioners today followed progress so far made by the polling agency’s investigating committee on the contentious case in
Read moreChadchart arranging rally point opposite Parliament on PM vote day
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt is gearing up to announce that a plot of land opposite the Parliament is to be used as public assembly area on Thursday (July 13) when a joint House/Senate session will be voting on electing Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat Thailand’s 30th prime minister, Naewna newspaper said today (July 10).
Read morePita sees non-coalition MPs, senators being swayed by voters’ consensus
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat said today (July 8) certain non-coalition MPs and some senators might probably pick him for head of government not because of him as an individual politician or anything about his progressive party as a whole but because they may only mean to observe the
Read moreCoalition partners get ready for PM vote
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD-LED, eight coalition partners are scheduled to meet again on Tuesday as part of joint preparations for the upcoming Thursday’s historic vote for Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat. Move Forward secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon confirmed today (July 8) the leaderships of the eight coalition partners led by the
Read moreSirikanya confident Pita will be voted PM at first go
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat will very likely get enough votes for prime minister at the first go, said deputy party leader Sirikanya Tansakul today (July 6). The woman Move Forward MP, speculated to be named finance minister under a Move Forward-led coalition government, declined to tell how many
Read moreVote for PM set for July 13, 19 and 20: Pichet
SECOND DEPUTY House Speaker and Pheu Thai MP Pichet Chuamuangpan said today (July 6) that if a new prime minister is not elected at the first joint session scheduled for next Thursday July 13 the second and third sessions will take place the following Thursday July 19 and Friday July 20 respectively, Matichon newspaper
Read moreWan Noor: PM vote set for July 13, if it’s only the House there wouldn’t be a problem
NEWLY-NAMED House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said the joint session to vote for a new prime minister will take place next Thursday (July 13) with this having been agreed upon with Senate Speaker Pornpetch Wichitchonchai, Sanook.com said this evening (July 5). According to the military-designed constitution unelected senators, totalling 250, join the 500
Read morePita to be given second chance for PM: Wan Noor
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat will likely be given a second chance to rise to power if he fails at the first go, according to newly-named House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha. If the Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate eventually fails to get enough support in the first round of
Read moreAll Pheu Thai MPs urged to follow party’s resolution on House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (June 22) suggested all Pheu Thai MPs abide by their own party’s resolution to endorse the naming of a Move Forward candidate for House Speaker early next month. Though all 141 MPs of the second largest elected party are primarily free to pick anyone
Read moreBhumjaithai MP-designate faces vote-buying allegation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BHUMJAITHAI MP-DESIGNATE Rangsikorn Timatarika was today (May 24) alleged of involvement in vote-buying activity which has landed him an overwhelming victory in the May 14 general election in Buriram. A defeated Pheu Thai candidate Surasak Nakdee petitioned the Election Commission to investigate the alleged buying of votes for Rangsikorn
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