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And maybe Yingluck will follow shortly afterwards.

Pheu Thai party list-MP candidate Norawit Lasaeng stated that although the Senate can only be in power for another 10 months, they can still pick a prime minister as a caretaker Senate until a new Senate is formed. https://www.thaienquirer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Thai-Enquirer-News-Summary-July-26-2023.pdf

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2023/07/25/thailand-politics-amanpour-pita-limjaroenrat.cnn

The caretaker Cabinet on Tues approves an increase of entrance fees for foreigners visiting Thailand's 72 historical sites and museums to up to 50 baht per person. The rationale was the fees have not been raised for 15 years. Fees for Thai national will remain the same https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1684041443323809793

#ThaiEnquirer News Summary -July 26, 2023 - Reports of a new coalition that would exclude the 2014 coup makers and Move Forward party from the formation of the government shaping up. - Thaksin Shinawatra reportedly in Hong Kong and met a person named ‘Thanathorn’ before the announcement of the cancellation of the 8-coalition parties meeting yesterday. - Thaksin reportedly set to return to Thailand on August 7th 2023 - Constitutional Court reportedly to look into the petition by the Office of Ombudsman set to consider the rejection of Move Forward party’s Prime Minister candidate – Pita Limjaroenrat’s nomination in 7-days. - National Economic & Social Development Council (NESDC) says continued delay in the selection of Prime Minister could be bad for the economy. Need to read: https://www.thaienquirer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Thai-Enquirer-News-Summary-July-26-2023.pdf

Yes, absolutely horrific for all those Thai people that voted for MFP if this is allowed to happen. What more can one say?

It's actually 11 May 2024 when senators will be powerless to vote for a PM. Caretaker Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam clarified that the current Senate will continue to hold power as a caretaking senate after its terms end in May 2024. However, their authority to vote for a prime minister will cease on May 11, 2024, as stated in the charter. https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1683789135054782464

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1683753525501923329

And so it continues: Democrat’s Tankhun Jitt-itsara filed a petition to ask House Speaker Wan Noor to investigate Pita for allowing a 10-year-old to make speeches and answer political questions on MFP’s campaign stage. He also asked the speaker to investigate Sirin Sanguansi, MFP Bangkok MP, who admitted to assaulting a woman before charges were dropped. He said the party is exploiting the 10-year-old for political benefits, while Sirin has damaged the reputation of parliamentarians. https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1683718746383466497

The cabinet has approved July 31 as an additional holiday to create a six-day weekend from July 28 to Aug 2 to boost domestic tourism https://twitter.com/TNAMCOTEnglish/status/1683690409195896833

It's that clown again: Palang Pracharath Party member Ruangkrai Leekitwattana has asked the Constitutional Court to review the Office of the Ombudsman's decision to forward a petition from the Move Forward Party to the court. The petition seeks the court's ruling on the rejection of Pita's renomination by 394 parliamentarians. Ruangkrai questions whether the Office of the Ombudsman is defying the power of the legislative branch or not. He asks the court to rule whether the office has a duty and jurisdiction to forward the case to the court or not. https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1683684345914195969

(1/2) BREAKING: A presser between heroin smuggling convict turned senior Phalang Pracharath Party member Thammanat Prompao & Pheu Thai Party leaders at PTP HQ Sun afternoon was cancelled after Thalu Wang activists staged a protest by splashing white powder, symbolising heroin. (2/2) The press conference will take place at Phalang Pracharath Party instead. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1683061715695702016

Thai Enquirer @ThaiEnquirer Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew clarified that they are not pushing the Move Forward Party out of the 8-party coalition. They are simply checking the stances of parties outside the coalition without asking them to join. The press conferences with external parties are part of their transparent negotiation process. They will discuss the answers received with their coalition partners before deciding the next steps. This approach is part of the 8-party coalition's three-option strategy to form the government, including gaining votes from senators and external parties to reach the required 375 votes. https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1683032811387916288

Thai anti-corruption watchdog asked to probe 235 senators who rejected Pita’s PM bid A former dean of the Faculty of Law at Thammasat University has asked Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate 235 senators for allegedly defying ethical conduct rules over their rejection of Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s prime ministerial candidacy on July 13th. More: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-anti-corruption-watchdog-asked-to-probe-235-senators-who-rejected-pitas-pm-bid/

An article in the B.P.

UPDATE: Continuing to find support for their PM bid and govt formation, @PheuThaiParty will meet @ChartthaiPT (10 MPs) and the outgoing ruling @PPRPofficial (40 MPs) later today. https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1682993225311854592

Looking into this further, you are correct, the conditions are non-binding. Although having said that, this is Thailand.

Surely it all depends on the wording of that MOU. It can be legally binding or not. Do we have a copy?