“Keeping that many people under control is not easy, especially when they have different opinions and want to voice theirs,” said Chuan, who served as House Speaker from May 2019 to March 2023. “Some disputes can only be solved by considering laws and regulations.”
After more than eight hours of debate on Wednesday, Wan Noor called for a vote to decide if renominating Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as PM candidate violated Parliament regulation No 41.
394 of 715 parliamentarians voted that Pita was ineligible for renomination in line with the regulation, which forbids the resubmission of a motion that has already failed in a session.
312 parliamentarians supported Pita’s renomination, citing that the Parliament was in the process of nominating Pita as premier and was thus not resubmitting a motion. Eight abstained, and one did not vote.
Pita needed at least 374…
