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Now the happy clown: 1/2) Phalang Pracharath member Ruangkrai Leekitwattana said Weds at parliament it's time for Pita to leave parliament as the Constitutional Court has suspended Pita from his duty as PM pending the ruling on whether he lacks qualifications to be an MP due to ITV shareholding. (2/2) Ruangkrai was the person who initiated the petition which first went to the Election Commission https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1681556493160824834

Last time the Thai establishment tried to shut down its challengers, it sparked the biggest protests in a generation. Defying the people's will after their election success could prove far more dangerous. https://twitter.com/TostevinM/status/1679069649961402369

Move Forward Party supporters will gather at Democracy Monument today at 5pm to organize a mock funeral for junta-appointed senators https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1681540363499241472

Despite having been suspended from duty as MP effective immediately by the Constitutional Court pending ITV shareholding just now, #Pita is still sitting inside parliament a minute ago. Will he be asked to leave soon? https://twitter.com/PravitR/status/1681533459070844929

Tide going out in parliament for Move Forward as it faces being axed or sidelined from real power https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/07/19/tide-ebbs-in-parliament-for-move-forward-party-pita/

This does NOT bar @Pita_MFP from being nominated as PM in the National Assembly vote, as the PM doesn’t have to be a MP. However, legal challenges and a general obstructionist attitude by his opponents are making his bid insurmountable. https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1681530580410966016

Court Accepts Case Against Election Commission https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1209428

(1/2) BREAKING: MFP PM candidate #Pita posted a message on Facebook Wednesday morning imploring junta-appointed senators to respect the will of the people by voting for him as PM today. Pita added that country is currently facing a cloud of uncertainties. (2/2) "It's been over 2 months since election...But we're still under this situation because under the charter the votes of the people are not enough & I have to ask for your consent in order to administer the country in accordance to the will of the people...I implore you.." https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1681514907160944640

BREAKING: Bhumjai Thai Party leader Anutin Charnveerakul said Wednesday his party will not support Pheu Thai Party PM candidate as long as they are still in a coalition with Move Forward Party https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1681511337661452288

Junta-appointed senator Seri Suwanphanond told parliament putting Pita's name for a 2nd PM vote is unconstitutional & submitted a motion to debate the matter. (Me: very confusing now.) https://twitter.com/PravitR/status/1681510251005349889

You're learning.

(1/3) Move Forward Party MPs on Tuesday submitted seven draft bills they said if passed will "demilitarised" the armed forces and "demonopolized" the alcohol industry. Partylist MP Parit Wacharasindhu said the party is making good its electoral pledges by the move. (2/3) The draft bills which seeks to end compulsory military conscription, abolish the Internal Security Command Operations (ISOC), install civilian supremacy over the military and more. Regarding the demonopolization of the alcohol industry (3/3) The draft bills will remove barriers which prevent small breweries from competing and oligarchic practices. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1681213808851955712

(1/2) Junta-appointed senator Porntip Rojanasunan said Tues she won't be voting for any PM candidate because she doesn't believe senators should have the right to vote for PM. Porntip added her daughter is a MFP supporter & tried to convince her to support the party. (2/2) Porntip told her daughter, "politics is politics". Unknown to some MFP supporters, her daughter was attacked online after she failed to vote for Pita. The senator said her concerns is for nat'l security as young Thais are being "brainwashed" on social media. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1681202703484194816

Was she or still is a forensic airport and also a senator?

16 of the senators were sick, wow that's 6.4% of the total senate. I hope they all received sickness benefit.

In an attempt to keep demonstrators at bay for the second time during the bicameral vote for the next PM, police have declared a restriction on gatherings within a radius of no more than 50 metres of the Parliament Building from 6am Tues midnight on Fri. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1680881879271227392

(1/2) BREAKING: At 9:30 am Weds the Constitutional Court will consider whether to accept EC petition to suspend Pita as MP & leader of MFP. If the court accepts the petition for review, Pita will be prohibited from performing his duties until the court reaches a decision. (2/2) The meeting's date and time coincide with the assembling of parliament, which will vote for the prime minister for the second time. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1680880479388721152

It's that clown again: A political activist asked the House speaker on Monday not to allow the re-nomination of Pita Limjaroenrat for the premiership on Wednesday. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/house-speaker-asked-to-not-permit-re-nomination-of-pita-for-pm/

Phalang Pracharath MP Thammanat Prompao is worth 1 billion baht & his assets include 17 houses, 79 land plots & 20 cars, revealed the NACC Mon as required by law. Thammanat, a former heroine trafficking convict who was sentenced in Australia, owns 1 Rolls Royce worth 17 mil baht. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1680837259816488960

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/07/16/sergey-lavrov-holds-meeting-with-thai-minister-of-foreign-affairs-in-phuket/?fbclid=IwAR0m_8je_OHV6Lftun945kz9e9BDA69cV0Ifi4zOtF4MkZJJo5qMord786E

BREAKING: Junta-appointed senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha said Monday he's willing vote for Pheu Thai Party PM candidate under the conditions they won't join a coalition with Move Forward Party. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1680840355489669121

1/2) BREAKING: Pheu Thai PM candidate Srettha Thavisin says Mon he's ready to be nominated to become PM but it will depend on party's executive committe. Sretta told reporters it's necessary to form a new gov't soon in order to address the economic & people's livelihood issues. (2/2) When asked if Pheu Thai will seek a different coalition without Move Forward Party or not, Srettha said it's too premature to discuss the matter. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1680822806605611008