The Thai Ombudsman yesterday declared Parliament‘s rejection of Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s renomination as a prime ministerial candidate as unconstitutional. As a result, the case will be forwarded to the Constitutional Court for further review.
This request followed a solution passed by the Parliament Assembly, which blocked Pita’s bid to become PM. The Ombudsman believes that this resolution contradicts the constitution of Thailand.
During a Parliament meeting on Wednesday, July 19, Parliament stated that Pita could not be nominated as the PM candidate according to article number 41 of the Regulations of the Parliamentary Assembly (2020).
The article suggests that any motion that has been rejected cannot be reintroduced unless the Parliament president permits it. Consequently, Pita’s nomination was deemed a motion…
