Thailand’s wait for a new prime minister after the May general election may get longer as the nation’s ombudsman plans to challenge a parliament move to deny renomination of pro-democracy leader Pita Limjaroenrat.
The Office of the Ombudsman plans to petition the constitutional court to delay a fresh vote to select a prime minister until it rules on the legality of the parliament’s decision against Pita, Secretary-General Keirov Kritteranon told a briefing on Monday. The move follows a clutch of petitions from lawmakers and legal experts seeking the ombudsman’s help in approaching the court, he said.
The parliament decision, slammed by Pita’s camp as unconstitutional, forced Move Forward to make way for its alliance partner Pheu Thai to take the lead in government formation. But the ally, linked to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is under pressure to snap ties with Pita’s party in exchange for support from the Senate and the conservative parties.
Senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha said on Monday that members of the upper house may support Pheu Thai’s efforts to form the government, provided it doesn’t involve Move Forward. While parliament has scheduled the next prime minister vote on July 27, Pheu Thai has yet to announce who it would pick as its nominee from prime minister from among its three candidates that include property tycoon Srettha Thavisin and Thaksin’s youngest daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
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