Constitutional Court Postpones Considering Pita’s Renomination Case

[webfact]

 

BANGKOK, Aug 3 (TNA) – The Constitutional Court has decided to postponed considering the petition on the parliament’s rejection of the Move Forward party leader renomination as prime minister.

The court has rescheduled for August 16 to consider whether it will accept the case for deliberation after the Ombubsman lodged the petition, asking the court to rule whether the parliamentary vote to reject the renomination of Pita Limjaroenrat is unconstitutional.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1217112

 

-- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2023-08-03

 

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[stoner]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

The court has rescheduled for August 16 to consider whether it will accept the case for deliberation after the Ombubsman lodged the petition, asking the court to rule whether the parliamentary vote to reject the renomination of Pita Limjaroenrat is unconstitutional.

bla bla bla mumbo jumbo

[MrMojoRisin]

Curiouser and curiouser…

The court moves very very quickly in some instances and very very slowly in others.

After MF has reformed 112 and the military, the courts will be next on the list

[mfd101]

Golly, we mustn't allow Pita's future to confuse tomorrow's vote for PM!

[Jeff the Chef]

Now there's a shock, not.

[Brickleberry]

3 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Golly, we mustn't allow Pita's future to confuse tomorrow's vote for PM!

There won't be a vote. The Speaker of the House has also postponed tomorrow's vote.

[Brickleberry]

1 minute ago, Jeff the Chef said:

Now there's a shock, not.

I'm shocked. I was expecting them to throw out the proposal, as there is precedent.

 

I suspect the court thought that if they didn't issue an injunction on the vote for tomorrow, that the MP's would sort it out amongst themselves in their rush to get their snouts in the trough. They didn't count on the Speaker of the House refusing to move on until the court issues a ruling.

[Jeff the Chef]

8 minutes ago, Brickleberry said:

I'm shocked. I was expecting them to throw out the proposal, as there is precedent.

 

I suspect the court thought that if they didn't issue an injunction on the vote for tomorrow, that the MP's would sort it out amongst themselves in their rush to get their snouts in the trough. They didn't count on the Speaker of the House refusing to move on until the court issues a ruling.

I believe it was several leading legal academics and the Ombudsman who put it to "The Constitutional Court" that it was unconstitutional, surely said court could have made a ruling, or maybe the powers that be didn't have a clue where to go with it, fun and games as usual, please carry on, there's nothing to see here.

[bob smith]

what an absolute shambles.

 

so glad the rest of the world doesnt follow Thailands lead in getting things done.

 

the world would be in utter chaos! 

[anchadian]

Thai Enquirer

@ThaiEnquirer

The Pheu Thai Party has postponed its press conference to announce a new Pheu Thai-led coalition this afternoon.

 

This decision comes after the PM voting has been rescheduled to take place after August 16.

 

Pheu Thai Deputy leader, Phumtham Wechayachai, stated that the press conference on the new coalition will likely occur around the next PM voting date.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1686983772951261184

 

[tomacht8]

What a mess.

Postponed, postponed, postponed. At the end, as a climax, they will possibly cancel the result of the May election.

[sirineou]

Ok let me see if I understand this correctly , The losing PM. remains prime minister until , a new one is installed. Am I correct? 

If so, what is the incentive to install a new one?

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, MrMojoRisin said:

Curiouser and curiouser…

The court moves very very quickly in some instances and very very slowly in others.

After MF has reformed 112 and the military, the courts will be next on the list

Let's hope so. 

[Artisi]

So Pita lives to see another day (in about 2 weeks) , guess that was major shock for a few people.

So at the moment all the horse trading and jockey changes has been a futile pursuit and many a red face for some. 

Will we now see a lot of backtraking and pleading for forgiveness. - - we didn't really mean it - we had your back etc. 

[Jeff the Chef]

47 minutes ago, sirineou said:

Ok let me see if I understand this correctly , The losing PM. remains prime minister until , a new one is installed. Am I correct? 

If so, what is the incentive to install a new one?

None whatsoever, especially when you have been decimated in the polls by some young upstart who wants to change everything that the current PM and Government holds dear.

[Denim]

Effectively kicking down the road again allowing more time for behind the scene bargaining so as to fit the old square pegs into round holes again.

[smedly]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

 

BANGKOK, Aug 3 (TNA) – The Constitutional Court has decided to postponed considering the petition on the parliament’s rejection of the Move Forward party leader renomination as prime minister.

The court has rescheduled for August 16 to consider whether it will accept the case for deliberation after the Ombubsman lodged the petition, asking the court to rule whether the parliamentary vote to reject the renomination of Pita Limjaroenrat is unconstitutional.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1217112

 

-- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2023-08-03

 

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like are they busy ?

 

sack them all, there is going to be a massive cleanout once the government is formed, don't think for a moment the MFP has no say in the lower house - quite the opposite wink wink

[smedly]

25 minutes ago, Denim said:

Effectively kicking down the road again allowing more time for behind the scene bargaining so as to fit the old square pegs into round holes again.

no matter what bargaining goes on the junta parties are well out numbered

[scottiejohn]

14 minutes ago, smedly said:

no matter what bargaining goes on the junta parties are well out numbered

How come?

The "Junta Parties", as you call them. will always have the support of the "Senate" mob!

[Artisi]

33 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

How come?

The "Junta Parties", as you call them. will always have the support of the "Senate" mob!

Only for a short period - luckily..... 

[scottiejohn]

1 minute ago, Artisi said:

Only for a short period - luckily..... 

We hope!

[smedly]

37 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

How come?

The "Junta Parties", as you call them. will always have the support of the "Senate" mob!

that's on the target list for a cleanout too and the list is long, once they have a pt pm in place there is no way to stop it, if you think somehow pt and mfp have parted ways - you need to think again

[scottiejohn]

3 minutes ago, smedly said:

that's on the target list for a cleanout

You are claiming that the Senate is "on the target list for a cleanout"!

Who by, how and when?

Edited August 3, 2023 by scottiejohn

[kimamey]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

that's on the target list for a cleanout too and the list is long, once they have a pt pm in place there is no way to stop it, if you think somehow pt and mfp have parted ways - you need to think again

I hope you're right but Thaksin runs PT and he's shown before that he doesn't care who he sides with to get his own way. 

[smedly]

18 minutes ago, kimamey said:

I hope you're right but Thaksin runs PT and he's shown before that he doesn't care who he sides with to get his own way. 

the non junta parties have a huge majority, once they get in there they can do what they want and don't for a second think that mfp and pt are no longer partners - this is all a game - once they form a government the only thing that can stop them is a coup

[Toolong]

Apologies if I'm the 35th person to already mention this..........but noticed earlier an opinion given by Khaosod's Pravit (well-known journalist whose exact surname & spelling thereof escapes me right now) that the deferment allows Prayuth to control the imminent military reshuffle*. 

If true....and Pravit's opinion carries weight with me (mostly).....then proof if it was ever needed that multi**-institutional collusion is at play here, almost without them even pretending to hide it. Brute 'f***-off' power doesn't even need to make an effort. How about that? Wow.....these guys really know more tricks than a cartload of monkeys. 

 

*reshuffle.....a word that so sadly summarizes the current, inevitable & unsatisfactory outcome of the election, with a striking 'different day, same old s**t', or 'old wine in new bottles' vibe to it. Same pack of old, worn cards, just re-ordered to jazz it up.  Thai politics in a single word.

**not sure that's the correct way to put it, as they all seem to essentially work together 'as one', so to speak.

[still kicking]

7 hours ago, bob smith said:

what an absolute shambles.

 

so glad the rest of the world doesnt follow Thailands lead in getting things done.

 

the world would be in utter chaos! 

I got news for you the world does follow 

[kimamey]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

the non junta parties have a huge majority, once they get in there they can do what they want and don't for a second think that mfp and pt are no longer partners - this is all a game - once they form a government the only thing that can stop them is a coup

As I said I hope you're right, but wouldn't a coup be less likely if PT steered clear of MFP?

[spidermike007]

This seems both unconstitutional and immoral. Who was elected? Why was he elected? The people want to see change, progress and reform. They have been denied. 

 

Let us hope some sort of justice prevails. 

[still kicking]

18 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

This seems both unconstitutional and immoral. Who was elected? Why was he elected? The people want to see change, progress and reform. They have been denied. 

 

Let us hope some sort of justice prevails. 

Come on Mike you know it has been decided before the so called election