Pita clarified that proposing a candidate’s name once again in the second round of voting would not violate Parliamentary Rule No. 41, which forbids resubmitting a motion that has already failed once in the same session. He was responding to remarks by Senator Seree Suwanpanont, who had claimed that the Constitution prohibited proposing the same name again.
Pita argued that the barring of a motion from being submitted again and a candidate contesting again were not the same.
Pita also told reporters that he would not step back from his pledge to amend Article 112 on lese majeste, as it was a promise he had made to the people during the election campaign.
Pheu Thai deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai said that he would give Move Forward the opportunity to do its best, but if it does not succeed the appropriate change would be needed.
Phumtham, however, added that there was no…
