WAN Muhamad Noor Matha, the veteran leader of the Prachachat Party was automatically chosen for the speakership role with no house vote required.
Better known as Wan Noor, the new house speaker promised to perform his duty with political neutrality.dssd
Meanwhile, two of the biggest parties in the coalition, Move Forward Party and Pheu Thai, each got a candidate endorsed for the two deputy speaker posts.
The new choice for the new house speaker was a good compromise between the Move Forward Party and Pheu Thai.
It will also give Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s prime ministerial ambitions a boost, as local senators could possibly give him their support for the top job.
The house speaker position is a highly coveted post due to its power of passing legislations.
Challenges however remain for Mr. Pita, with the whole country waiting for the announcement of the new prime minister.
