Prayut congratulates Srettha, reckons new Cabinet will be ready soon

The former property tycoon, who ran under the Pheu Thai banner, won 482 votes in the joint parliamentary sitting on Tuesday, far higher than the required 374 votes from MPs and senators.

Srettha’s win effectively brought the nearly 100-day political deadlock since the May 14 general election to an end. He is expected to receive an endorsement from His Majesty the King on Wednesday evening.

Prayut congratulated Srettha in a speech earlier in the day after the Cabinet’s weekly meeting at Government House.

Also present at the press event were Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin, Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, and PM Office Minister Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

After congratulating his successor, Prayut said his Cabinet will officially end its duties once the new Cabinet is royally endorsed and sworn…