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PM vote picks size the field

Pheu Thai, PPRP plans still a mystery

Move Forward Party (MFP) for Phitsanulok Padipat Suntiphada, who was elected the first deputy House speaker, left, gives a press interview as MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat, right, looks on after the parliament session on Tuesday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid for prime minister hangs in the balance as a joint sitting of parliament will convene on July 13 for the crucial vote for a new PM.

House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said on Wednesday that if a PM candidate fails to win in a first round of voting, further rounds will be held until a candidate secures the required support in the joint sitting.

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