Wan Noor is new House speaker

Mr Wan Noor addresses the House after being nominated as the sole candidate for the job of speaker, in the parliament on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
After being chosen as the only candidate for the position of speech in the legislature on Tuesday morning, Mr. Wan Noor addresses the House. ( Image: Chanat Katanyu )

When lawmakers convened on Tuesday morning, only Wan Muhamad Noor Matha— the leader of the Prachachat Party — was nominated for the position of House speaker, and as a result, he was formally elected.

When the House convened for its first treatment, Pita Limjaroenrat, the president of the Move Forward Party, proposed Mr. Wan Noor. 496 staff were present and signed the document. The total enrollment is 500.

The meeting was therefore addressed by Mr. Wan Noor, 79, who outlined his vision for the position as required by political regulations. & nbsp,

He declared that he would adhere to His Majesty the King’s suggestions when the new parliament was inaugurated on Monday and would be politically neutral.

Mr. Wan Noor pledged to carry out his duties honorably and in accordance with political rules and laws.

Due to the fact that he was the only nominee, Mr. Wan Noor quickly became the House speaker under legislative rules.

The planned covert voting for House speaker was postponed by Interim House Speaker Virote Pao, who also declared Mr. Wan Noor to be the novel Speaker of the House.

Mr. Wan Noor has won nine elections to the House. He previously held the positions of House speaker and former president of the legislature, as well as deputy interior minister, travel, and agriculture minister.

After weeks of insisting they each wanted the position and coming to a standstill, the Move Forward Party and Pheu Thai Party, two major coalition allies, decided on Monday to nominate Mr. Wan Noor & nbsp for House speaker.

The secret voting for two lieutenant speakers was scheduled to take place in the House after on Tuesday.

It was anticipated that the two major parties would share the posts.