Thai parliament postpones prime minister election

The vote was originally scheduled for July 27. The decision was made as the country has yet to elect a new prime minister .

"There will be no meeting on July 27. I will announce it after the next vote," Thai Parliament Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha told news site The Reporters in an interview.

Thai Parliament to vote for prime minister for second time on July 19

Mr Wan Noor said the decision to postpone the meeting was partly to consider a petition that the Constitutional Court review its decision to block the re-nomination of Mr Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Progressive Party (MFP), as prime minister.

According to Mr. Wan Noor, the next vote is likely to take place on August 3.

In another development, The Bangkok Post reported that a meeting between eight Thai political parties on forming a new government, scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. this afternoon, was also suddenly canceled.

The meeting was called by the Pheu Thai Party to discuss the progress of the process of nominating a potential prime minister. The cancellation was shared with reporters on the LINE app by a Pheu Thai Party representative.

Sources said the Pheu Thai party apologized to all parties for the cancellation, citing that efforts to solicit support from parties outside the coalition and from senators had not made satisfactory progress.

Following the cancellation announcement, MFP Secretary General Chaithawat Tulathon said the Pheu Thai Party may need more time to prepare a proposal to present to the eight parties.

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