Phalang Pracharat’s Suchart elected deputy speaker

[webfact]

Phalang Pracharat’s Suchart elected deputy speaker

By The Nation

 

 

Phalang Pracharat Party MP Suchart Tancharoen was elected on Sunday as first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.

 

He defeated Future Forward Party candidate Yaowalak Wongpraparat by 248 votes to 246.

 

Before the vote, Future Forward Party spokesperson Pannika Wanich proposed that both candidates outline their vision. However, Phalang Pracharat MPs raised objections.

 

Pro tem speaker Chai Chidchob dismissed the proposal, saying the regulations did not require candidates to do so before proceeding to call for the vote.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30370000

 

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[Chazar]

Qh it  was  so close,  all  part of  the clumsily orchestrated game the Junta is  playing.

[Chang_paarp]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Before the vote, Future Forward Party spokesperson Pannika Wanich proposed that both candidates outline their vision. However, Phalang Pracharat MPs raised objections.

 

I have one problem with this. I am under the mistaken belief that the speaker should be the unbiased arbiter of the process of parliament, only casting the deciding vote in the event of a hung parliament. Having a stated vision opens the speaker to accusation of bias.

Having several deputies, apart from increasing their pay packet, does not auger well for the regular attendance of the speaker in parliament.

[d2b2]

All outcomes managed

[SABloke]

What's very interesting about this vote is the fact that FFP got 246 votes. Remeber, Thanathorn was not present, and the Chiang Mai candidate has not been endorsed yet. That means they technically got 248 votes. 3 more than the 245 seats they're supposed to have. So who's not following the Junta orders? This shows that not everything is going the way the Junta wants.