Govt Outlines Timeline for New Cabinet Appointment

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wissanu Krea-ngam has provided an update on the timeline for key political events following the conclusion of the general election, noting that the official election results will be announced by the Election Commission by July 13.

 

The process of electing the speaker of the house and prime minister will then follow, leading to the formation of the new cabinet and the conclusion of the current government’s term around mid-August.

 

The deputy premier further clarified the Senate’s role in the prime ministerial election process, revealing that as of May 11, 2024, the Senate will no longer have any voting authority on the matter, although it will retain its caretaker status. In the event of the process extending until the Senate’s term ends, the Move Forward Party would officially take the helm of the government. However, the party must secure 500 votes in total.

 

Dr Wissanu added that "given the dissolution of the house of representatives, the existing government’s term has ended. Nonetheless, the Constitution requires it to persist in a caretaker role. Individual ministers may decide to step down, but the full cabinet cannot be disbanded. If that were to happen, there would be a lapse in duties as the appointment of new ministers is not permissible during this stage. Hence, any accountability ceases following the dissolution."

 

He was referring to the Cabinet’s responsibility on the amendment of the forced disappearance act.

 

Dr Wissanu further dismissed the notion of permanent secretaries fulfilling the roles of outgoing caretaker ministers, clarifying that there is no legal basis for a permanent secretary to assume ministerial duties, except in one specific case outlined in the Constitution that is not relevant to the present context.

 

By Paul Rujopakarn

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230524153220271

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2023-05-24

 

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[smedly]

oh dear what a mess, step down and allow democracy to run no matter what your rigged constitution says - it is very obviously severely flawed

 

I see a lot of trouble ahead if the election results are not respected, 

[madmitch]

19 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

In the event of the process extending until the Senate’s term ends, the Move Forward Party would officially take the helm of the government. However, the party must secure 500 votes in total.

500 votes? What does this mean?

[zzaa09]

2 hours ago, smedly said:

oh dear what a mess, step down and allow democracy to run no matter what your rigged constitution says - it is very obviously severely flawed

 

I see a lot of trouble ahead if the election results are not respected, 

Sure.

It's a mess and flawed, as that's the way they intended it to be. 

Creates room for them to fabricate another distraction. 

[ikke1959]

Stupid to take the full 60 days to approve the elections. It could be done much quicker, better for the country to go forward instead of keeping everything back.. Oh we have 60 days we will wait the last day although maybe they are finished already.. 

[webfact]

Deputy PM Wissanu says waiting out the Senate’s voting power beyond May 2024 is not really viable
by Joseph O' Connor

 

On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam appeared to suggest that any strategy that contemplates waiting out the Senate voting power over the selection of the next Prime Minister, which expires on May 11th 2024, is not likely to succeed. It comes amid rising political uncertainty and the potential for political instability up to this August when the combined National Assembly will vote to elect Thailand’s 30th Prime Minister.

There are only three developments that can lead to a political crisis being avoided in early August with Mr Pita Limjaroenrat’s name being nominated in parliament for the position of Prime Minister. All of them, at present, seem unlikely to happen.

Thailand is facing increasing political uncertainty and anxiety as tension mounts as to the fate of the ‘Government of Hope’ coalition unveiled this week and a vote in parliament that will probably come in early August to elect a new prime minister. On Tuesday, following the weekly cabinet meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, usually an informed source, gave a timetable for key milestones leading up to the appointment of a new cabinet in mid-August and the withdrawal of the current caretaker government. However, in an aside with reporters, he suggested that an option that has been proposed to the Move Forward Pheu Thai coalition of waiting it out until after May 11th 2024 when the Senate’s voting power is extinguished was not viable suggesting that legal action may have to be considered if such a course was pursued in conjunction with the Election Commission.

 

Following Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam gave a briefing to reporters on the timeline that would lead to the formation of the next government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/05/25/wissanu-says-waiting-out-the-senate-after-may-2024-not-on-political-instability/

 

-- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2023-05-25

 

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[hotchilli]

It ain't Thai if it ain't a drama

[ChrisY1]

Somethings brewing in the military camp……the senators are gutless!

[stoner]

why is everything made into such a big deal in this place ? 

 

 

[zzaa09]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

It ain't Thai if it ain't a drama

.....or corrupted.

[Thailand]

More of the same coming soon.

Guess plans for some form of action prior to the "election" results being ratified in July is already being implemented to ensure that the current ptb stay at the table. And if that happens, personally don't see any revolution taking place here.

[newnative]

Way too long a process to certify the election and get the new government in place.  As others have said, what a mess.  Election reform, including the reasons and power to disqualify candidates and parties, needs to be on the new government's agenda.

[Eric Loh]

10 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Stupid to take the full 60 days to approve the elections. It could be done much quicker, better for the country to go forward instead of keeping everything back.. Oh we have 60 days we will wait the last day although maybe they are finished already.. 

Constitutional procedures stipulate that the EC has up to 60 days to certify results. EC can hasten the certification in less than 60 days. Any disqualification of candidates should have been done before the election. EC has their election war room to monitor the election and observers at the voting booths. There are also foreign observers from diferent embassies and international election intergrity watch groups. The delay is totally unnecessary unless they are doing the bidding on the behalf of vested interest people. I don't trust the EC impartiality. 

[Laughing Gravy]

2 hours ago, stoner said:

why is everything made into such a big deal in this place ? 

 

 

It is called the elimination of progress. They like to keep it the way it is with the snouts in the trough.