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Parliament’s prime delay: PM selection meeting postponed as Constitution Court weighs Pita renomination

Parliament President, Wan Muhamad Nor Matha (Wan Nor). | Photo via Workpoint Today

Parliament President Wan Muhamad Nor Matha (Wan Nor) officially announced today that the prime minister selection meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, is postponed until further notice. The delay is a result of the postponement of the Constitution Court to decide on the renomination of Pita Limjaroenrat as a PM candidate.

The Thai Ombudsman last week requested the Constitution Court to determine whether the leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), Pita, can be renominated as a PM candidate after he was rejected in the first PM selection process. As a result, the PM selection meeting on July 27 was postponed and rescheduled for tomorrow, August 4. However, it appears that tomorrow’s meeting is also subject to cancellation, as the Constitution Court is yet to finalise its decision on Pita’s…

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