Political newcomer Srettha Thavisin from runner-up Pheu Thai party is expected to be be nominated as PM. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK - Thailand’s Parliament will hold another vote for a prime minister next week which cannot include the leader of election winners Move Forward, a deputy speaker said on Thursday, after his re-nomination was blocked.
“A candidate can only be nominated once in each parliamentary session,” Deputy House Speaker Pichet Chuamuangphan told Reuters on Thursday. Next week, it is widely expected that real estate tycoon and political newcomer Srettha Thavisin from the runner-up Pheu Thai party, part of Mr Pita’s eight-party alliance, will be nominated for premier.
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