Thailand sets date for House Speaker election.

The Thai House of Representatives is expected to elect its Speaker and two Deputy Speakers at its first session on July 4th.

The meeting room of the Thai Parliament , where elections for the House of Representatives leader and the Prime Minister are expected to be held this coming July. (Source: AFP)

On June 29, the Secretary-General of the Thai House of Representatives, Pornpit Petchcharoen, sent invitations to all newly elected members of parliament and senators to attend the opening ceremony of the new parliamentary session on July 3, presided over by King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Elizabeth II.

The House Secretariat also requested that members of Congress attend the first session of the House the following day to elect a new Speaker of the House and two Deputy Speakers.

For his part, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam affirmed that these positions must be filled within 10 days of the opening of Parliament or before July 13th, the date scheduled for the prime minister's election.

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According to him, the selection of a new Speaker of the House should not be prolonged because this position only requires the support of a majority in the House. Meanwhile, the position of Prime Minister will require the support of both houses of Parliament.

To date, the two parties that won the most parliamentary seats in the May 14 general election, the Forward Party (MFP, 151 seats) and the Pheu Thai Party (141 seats), have yet to agree on which party's representative will become Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Meanwhile, the prime ministership remains uncertain as Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the MFP, needs to garner at least 376 out of 750 votes by July 13th. This is no easy task, as according to the 2017 amended Constitution, all 250 senators are appointed by the Thai military.

This force and the MFP have previously had deep disagreements over the Lewdness Act, which punishes individuals whose actions are deemed offensive to the monarchy. Parties in the MFP-Pheu Thai coalition are also reportedly exploring contingency plans in case Pita Limjaroenrat fails to secure the necessary votes in the July 13th session.

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However, speaking on June 27, the MFP politician confidently asserted that he had "enough" support from the Senate to become Prime Minister of Thailand.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/thai-lan-an-dinh-ngay-bau-chu-tich-ha-vien-232913.html