Youngest-ever PM continues older dynasty
Discussed: 16 Aug 2024 at 12: 36
The House of Representatives on Friday elected Pheu Thai Party leader , Paetongtarn” Ung Ing” Shinawatra as the 31st excellent minister of Thailand with 319 vote for, 145 vote against and 27 nays.
When Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha sat down for the opening meeting of the House at 10am, Sorawong Thiengthong, Pheu Thai’s secretary-general, chosen Ms. Paetongtarn as the only perfect governmental member.
The movement was supported by 291 Members. Ms Paetongtarn, 37, was no present at the meeting.
Before election started at 11.11am and was formally announced at 12.34pm, government and opposition Members rose to issue the nomination.
There are 493 elected House staff. A simple preponderance of 248 vote was required for Ms. Paetongtarn. On Friday, there were 489 MPs in the room overall.  ,  ,
The 37-year-old child of former top and Pheu Thai ancestor Thaksin Shinawatra becomes the youngest prime minister in the country’s history. She succeeded Srettha Thavisin, who was  , dismissed on Wednesday by the Constitutional Court for an honest violation.
On September 19, 2023, Paetongtarn Shinawatra attends a meeting held at the Pheu Thai Party’s offices in Bangkok to commemorate its 16th celebration. The 37-year-old Pheu Thai president was elected the region’s 31st prime minister on Friday. ( Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
Shinawatra kingdom
After Thaksin and her uncle Yingluck, Ms. Paetongtarn is the next Shinawatra family member to hold the position. Thaksin’s brother-in-law Somchai Wongsawat even served dimly in the position in 2008. Following military dictatorships against their government, Thaksin and his younger sister Yingluck both fled into captivity.
Thaksin re-enter Thailand in August of last year, receiving an eight-year jail sentence after being given a royal reprimand for operating in conflict of interest and abuse of authority while in office from 2001-2006. He was given probation after six months of confinement at the Police General Hospital and did not spend a single night behind restaurants.
Pheu Thai chief Paetongtarn was chosen as the applicant for excellent minister on Thursday after the events in the coalition government agreed to support his candidacy.
It was reported earlier that important partnership figures met at Thaksin’s home on Wednesday night and decided to pick Chaikasem Nitisiri, 75, a previous justice minister and attorney-general.
To be prime minister, a prospect needs the support of more than half of the current 493 politicians, or 248 seats. If they do n’t pass, the House must re-convene and re-enter the process, giving each candidate a chance to nominate others. The 11-party alliance state has 314 seats in the House.
Srettha was fired from the PM’s position on Wednesday after the Constitutional Court found him guilty of breaking moral standards by appointing Pichit Chuenban as secretary of the PM’s Office despite having a prison record.
Pichit was previously accused of bribeing Supreme Court representatives, and he was sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court.  ,
However in opposition
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the opposition People’s Party, said on Thursday that , the group would never vote for the Pheu Thai Party’s primary governmental member.
The criticism Democrat Party, which had 25 MPs in attendance, also voted to withdraw.
The Move Forward Party ( MPF), which was disbanded last week by the Constitutional Court, has recently taken its place. The court determined that Move Forward had violated both the legal dynasty and regional stability.
Move Forward won the 2023 vote, but some unaccountable senators were unable to form a government in response to its plan to alter the lese-majeste law. The runner-up Pheu Thai Party immediately formed a new partnership without Move Forward, and the latter moved into the criticism.
In Friday’s voting, just votes from MPs – no senators – were required to choose the perfect secretary.
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the opposition People’s Party, and different party members vote against the Pheu Thai Party’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra during a voting for the next prime minister on Friday. ( Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut )