As the new Upper House enacts, Monkol Surasajja prevails by a large margin over two adversaries.
PUBLISHED: 23 Jul 2024 at 15: 27
Mongkol Surasajja, the former chancellor of Buri Ram, defeated two other candidates by a broad margin to become the new Senate speech.
Mr. Mongkol received 159 seats, compared to 13 for former senior politician Premsak Piayura and 19 for media educational Nantana Nantavaropas. Five votes were erroneous, and five lawmakers sat down.
Mr Mongkol, 71, has had a long career in public career dating back to his time as a member in the 1973 social revolt against tyranny. He is alleged to have close relationships to the Buri Ram-based Bhumjaithai Party, which has a political bottom there. Bhumjaithai is the second-largest group in the regulating partnership.
Candidate relationships with Bhumjaithai were extremely successful in the recent vote, even though the newly elected lawmakers are never supposed to be affiliated with political parties.
The so-called “blue” bloc, which convened for the first time on Tuesday, is said to be the largest by way of three of the new Upper House.
The Senate’s secretary-general will actually record the election results in writing to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who may provide it to His Majesty the King for royal support.