After an ineffective discussion on a motion put forth by the election-winning group, the speaker adjourns the meeting.
Published on August 4, 2023, at 16:28.
Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, the president of the Parliament, suddenly called a meeting to an end on Friday following an ineffective discussion of an MP motion from the Move Forward Party to review the earlier rejection of Pita Limjaroenrat’s re-nomination for prime minister.
Legislators were originally scheduled to attend the meeting to vote on the Pheu Thai Party’s candidate for prime minister, a & nbsp. People were also expected to discuss a draft bill put forth by Move Forward that aims to amend Section 272 of the law, which grants senators the same voting rights as MPs when choosing the perfect minister.
Nonetheless, the vote for prime minister was postponed after the Constitutional Court announced on Thursday that it had until August 16 to determine whether to act on a petition challenging legislature’s determination to thwart another try to select Mr. Pita for the position.
The document MFP act, which sought to alter Section 272 of the law, was still on the agenda.
The start time for the congress meeting was set for 9.30 am. It took another minute for there to be adequate people present for a vote because just 239 of the 747 effective House and Senate people had signed in.
Rangsiman Rome, a MP on the Move Forward list, requested that parliament examine its July 19 resolution rejecting Mr. Pita’s candidacy after he was unsuccessful in the July 13 first round of voting.
However, Mr. Wan voted against the action. He advised everyone involved to wait for the Constitutional Court’s decision. He claimed that if parliament carried out the action as suggested, it might go against the prosecutor’s authority.
MPs objected to his choice, including Cholnan Srikaew, the head of Pheu Thai, who stood to speak in favor of Mr. Rangsiman’s movement.
Senator Prapan Khunmee stated that Mr. Rangsiman’s plan may be rejected and that it was impossible to propose a motion to reverse an enactment of the legislature.
Mr. Wan immediately stood up after about 30 hours of fruitless discussion and said,” As the leader of Parliament, I hereby order that today’s gathering be adjourned.”
At 11.27 a.m., the gathering was adjourned in response to objections.
Wan Muhamad Noor Matha & nbsp, the leader of the Parliament, exits the room after adjourning the meeting on Friday. ( Image: Chanat Katanyu )