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Pita urges MPs, and senators to bring back a ‘normal’ Thailand in Thursday’s PM vote

The Move Forward coalition commands 312 MPs and will still require 64 votes from either senators or MPs outside the bloc.

“It is clear that Thailand is under an irregular political situation. Governments elected by the people have been toppled again and again by coups, legal wars and party dissolutions. This abnormalcy was brought by the 2017 Constitution, which has remained with us,” Pita said.

He added that the PM’s vote on Thursday would be a chance for Thailand to get a legitimate government that can repair the country in line with people’s expectations. He said this would help take the country down the path of a parliamentary system that people can believe in and place their hopes on.

“The PM vote on July 13 is not one to select Pita or Move Forward, but it will be a vote to ensure that Thailand moves down a normal path of democracy like other democratic…

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