The choice of the PM and the government might simply” have longer.”
The possibility of a social stalemate or void following the May 14 vote was dismissed by Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Wednesday.
He did, though, express worry that a new politics might take longer than usual to form. His comments come as surveys indicate that some of the front-running parties are getting closer to winning the popular vote.
He said there are some risks that may cause the winning party to lose more seats and be forced to work to form a coalition government, even though he thinks any party that wins the majority of House votes could form the new authority.
He said the extreme competition isn’t different because every event is vying for as much attention as possible in response to comments on the rising political heat in the run-up to election time.
Mr. Wissanu responded to rumors that parties are also discussing forming alliances prior to the election results by stating that, in his understanding, these discussions typically don’t start until the evening the unofficial results are known.
However, he added,” A political deal this early doesn’t guarantee the outcome.”
For instance, he claimed that in the 2019 general election, social alliances formed right away after the illegal election results underwent a significant change two months later.
He claimed that Area 270 of the constitution clearly outlines what to do in the event that two parties win nearly equal numbers of House votes but are unable to come to an agreement on establishing a government and electing the new prime minister.
He claimed that there is no set date for choosing the new prime minister. ” Eventually, a solution to that kind of problem will be discovered. Therefore, contrary to what some fear, there will never be a democratic void. However, he said that the selection of the chief minister might have a little longer.
According to the law, the Election Commission must release the election’s legal results within 60 days of election day.
However, he added, the crown regulation typically releases the election results after 45 days.
Given that the constitution permits the selection of the new PM to be held constantly until flourishing in the event of a stalemate, it is impossible to predict with certainty when the election to the position and, immediately, the formation of new government may be perfect.
In the worst-case situation, he said, the caretaker government can carry on its duties in the event of a social deadlock while awaiting the formation of the new government.
According to him,” Chapter 169 of the constitution still permits the caretaker government to use the main budget; otherwise, the cabinet would not have been able to ask for the use of 10.5 billion baht to fund the subsidy program for electricity bills.”
Mr. Wissanu added that it was too early to predict whether what transpired following the 2019 election— during which the Palang Pracharath Party established a new politics despite receiving fewer House votes than Pheu Thai — will occur once more.
We don’t think that will ever occur once more. We anticipate a different authority that has control of the majority of House votes from the start. And that’s what everyone anticipates ,” he added.