THE journey towards choosing Thailand’s next leader is now in limbo after the parliamentary vote necessary to elect the country’s next PM got cancelled for the 3rd time.
More than two months has passed since the general elections in Thailand has taken place but until now the Southeast Asian country of nearly 72 million is still waiting for their 30th Prime Minister.
Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha postponed Thursday’s plan to vote for a new prime minister.
The move came after the parliament blocked Pita’s nomination bid a week ago.
Mr. Wan made the decision after consulting with legal officials of the House of Representatives and together with his advisers.
Move Forward Party won the top positioned in May’s general election and later established alliance with seven other parties.
This coalition secured a majority by winning 312 seats in the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, Pheu Thai, as a second choice, was expected to nominate its own candidate for the position of prime minister.
It can be remembered that Mr. Pita said that he will give way to Pheu Thai if he failed to become prime minister.
A meeting initiated by Pheu Thai, one of the strongest member of the eight party coalition got cancelled on Tuesday, citing reasons of protesters storming the headquarters anew.
The public however is becoming critical of Pheu Thai’s intentions and predicted the party could seek alliances outside of the coalition to pursue its own political agenda.
