Thai Parliament to elect prime minister on July 13

The announcement came a day after Wan Noor was approved as speaker of Thailand's House of Representatives, a role that would see him call a joint meeting of the country's bicameral legislature to vote for the next prime minister .

Thai Parliament . Photo CNA

The Forward Party won the election and the Pheu Thai Party defeated conservative rivals in a vote in May, winning 151 and 141 seats respectively in the 500-member House of Representatives.

Together with six other parties, they are expected to propose the leader of the Thai People's Party, US-educated Pita Limjaroenrat, as the next prime minister to replace incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

However, with 312 votes, the coalition falls short of the 376 votes Pita needs in the National Assembly, which includes the 250-member Senate of conservatives who were appointed during the military's rule.

Huy Hoang (according to CNA, Reuters)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/quoc-hoi-thai-lan-bau-thu-tuong-vao-ngay-13-7-post255168.html