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Coalition Allies Meet Ahead of 2nd PM Vote https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1208214

Deputy Pheu Thai leader Phumtham Wechayachai told TV 3 Mon morning pro-junta parties are trying to poach MPs from both Pheu Thai & Move Forward. He said 20 PTP MPs & 30 MFP MPs have been offered to switch side & one must be warry of an attempt to form an rival gov't https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1680778548355960833

Pheu Thai Deputy Leader Phumtham Wechayachai says that the second joint sitting of the House and Senate, to select the prime minister on Wednesday, should be the last of Move Forward party leader's attempts to be chosen as prime minister. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pheu-thai-says-move-forward-should-make-a-sacrifice-if-pita-fails-again-to-be-selected-as-pm/

Pheu Thai Party is demanding clarifications from Move Forward party regarding Pita's statement urging coalition parties and the public to help in changing senators' minds and amending the Constitution to eliminate senators’ power in selecting the PM. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pheu-thai-seeks-clarifications-on-lese-majeste-law-and-constitutional-amendments/

BREAKING: Deputy Pheu Thai Party leader Phumtham Wechayachai says Sun it's not conclusive yet that Move Forward Party PM candidate #Pita will be nominated again on Weds for a 2nd vote. Phumtham adds the 8-party coalition will discuss the matter on Mon evening. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1680433082242072577

Thai social media is seeing the hashtag #เมียน้อยสว (senator’s mistress) trending, calling on people to gather information on senators’ extramarital affairs. https://twitter.com/ThaiPBSWorld/status/1680427035838255105

And, according to the BP, this process could take about a month.

Bhumjaithai MP Chada Thaised stole the limelight from Thailand’s top PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat during the joint parliamentary meeting to elect a new prime minister on Thursday. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/chada-thaised-ferocious-opponent-of-pitas-pm-bid-has-a-dark-and-violence-racked-history/

Exactly.

Move Forward Leader Pita Limjaroenrat said that he is ready to step aside and let the Pheu Thai party take the lead in forming the next government, if his party fails to get him selected as prime minister or to amend the Constitution. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pita-ready-to-step-aside-if-his-party-fails-to-win-senators-hearts/

#BREAKING: @Pita_MFP ready to step aside and let coalition partner @PheuThaiParty bid for PM if he fails the next PM votes (starting Jul 19) and it’s “really clear @MFPThailand won’t be able to form govt”, he says in a new video. #โหวตนายก Quote Tweet Pita Limjaroenrat @Pita_MFP · 10m สวัสดีทุกคนครับ . ก่อนอื่นผมขอขอบคุณสมาชิกรัฐสภา 324 เสียง โดยเฉพาะ ส.ว. 13 ท่าน ที่โหวตเห็นชอบให้ผม พิธา ลิ้มเจริญรัตน์ เป็นนายกรัฐมนตรี ผมทราบดีว่า ส.ว. หลายท่านเผชิญแรงกดดันมากมาย ที่รุนแรงหนักหนาจากการตัดสินใจครั้งนี้ . ที่สำคัญที่สุด ผมขอขอบคุณทุกแรงใจ… Show more https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1680131001673187329 . @Pita_MFP also calls on supporters to “message” Senators “in every way” to confirm him as PM in the next vote on Jul 19 and to vote in favor of amendments barring the Senators form the PM vote, both he described as “battlefields”. “Until then, we won’t give up.

Grill All Day, A Thai-run meat BBQ restaurant in Ratchaburi province announced on Friday they do not welcome junta-appointed senators, Election Commissioners and their children after most of them voted against PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat on Thursday. The restaurant owner was later asked on TV3 about the 13 senators who voted for Pita and the reply was they and their family are welcome to dine for free. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1680071507681349632

Phalang Pracharath Party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwan on Friday appointed Thammasat Prompao as party MP coordinator for the sake of "efficiency". Thammanat a former deputy minister of agriculture was once convicted of importing heroine to Australia https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1680036064839487490

Then it will bring Thailand to its knees.

Junta-appointed senator Somchai Sawaengkarn posted on Fri senators are being bullied online by "packs of hyenas" (after they overwhelming voted against PM candidate Pita). Somchai said he'll sue them for defamation. "#prisonareforevilpeople" he adds. #Thailand #ธุรกิจสว https://twitter.com/PravitR/status/1679788075139088386 Porntip Rojanasunan defends defying the votes of 14 million Thais https://twitter.com/zenjournalist/status/1679790975995002880/photo/1

(1/2) BREAKING: Parliament President Wan on Fri accepts a petition by MFP MPs seeking to amend Article 272 of the junta-sponsored charter which if successful would remove the power of the junta-appointed senators to jointly vote with elected MPs for PM. (2/2) In order to succeed, they will need at least 376 votes from the parliament, approval from one third of the junta-appointed senators, or 84 of them, and at least 20 percent of the votes from opposition parties. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/167 9778310631604224

(1/2) Pheu Thai Party leader Cholnan Srikaew said Fri it's possible Phalang Pracharath Party may try to nominate its PM candidate Gen Prawit Wongsuwan to compete on Wednesday's PM vote in order to form a minority gov't and it's a matter that the coalition must consider (2/2) Cholnan said Pheu Thai Party still supports Move Forward Party PM candidate Pita as PM but whether #Pita's name will be resubmitted for a second vote on Wednesday or not is up to the party & discussion with other coalition partners https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1679763656471609344

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BREAKING: Pheu Thai & MFP leaders will meet at PT HQ at 1.30pm. A press conference room has been set up with a new message on the background: "Democratic Gov't Move Forward to Solve Problems for the People." Source said PT PM candidates Paetongtarn & Srettha will join. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1679719474822520833

BREAKING: Pheu Thai & MFP leaders will meet at PT HQ at 1.30pm. A press conference room has been set up with a new message on the background: "Democratic Gov't Move Forward to Solve Problems for the People." Source said PT PM candidates Paetongtarn & Srettha will join https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1679719474822520833

How many more weather updates are we going to get predicting heavy rain?

Why only the Parliament building?

May 2024

Pita said that the second vote on PM will not be easy. When asked whether he would compromise on the lèse majesté issue, he said that, for now, the mission remains the same. He said he is not giving up on trying to talk to and gain more votes from other MPs and senators. https://twitter.com/ThaiPBSWorld/status/1679456294925914113