Move Forward Party’s candidate Pita Limjaroenrat on Thursday failed in his bid to become Thailand’s 30th prime minister after receiving 323 votes, most of them from his eight-party coalition, falling short of the 376 he required.
The second and third rounds of voting for PM are scheduled for July 19 and 20.
TCC chairman Sanan Angubolkul said on Friday that after the first unsuccessful attempt, the MFP-led eight-party coalition should discuss a new approach to secure more votes from the senators during the next session.
He added that the PM election on Thursday, which saw 646 parliamentarians taking part – 216 senators and 460 members of the House of Representatives – proved that the country’s parliamentary process under a democratic system is still working and can move forward.
Sanan said he believed that before the next voting...
