The Move Forward-led coalition commands 312 MPs, making it dependent on 64 votes from senators, if MPs from other parties do not vote for Pita Limjaroenrat, the Move Forward-led coalition’s prime minister candidate.
When asked how Bhumjaithai MPs had voted in the election of the first deputy House speaker, Anutin replied that they were allowed to vote freely as his party had not nominated anyone to contest for the post.
The post of first deputy House speaker was the only one that saw a contest. The Move Forward coalition nominated Padiphat Santipada, Move Forward MP from Phitsanulok, for the post while the former coalition nominated Withaya Kaewparadai, a United Thai Nation Party MP.
