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Wan Noor postpones vote on new PM pending a court ruling

Wan Noor also said that the agenda for the parliamentary meeting this Friday also includes a motion by Move Forward MPs seeking the removal of Article 272 of the Constitution, which empowers senators to join MPs in the selection of a new prime minister after a general election. The transitory clause expires in May next year.

“It depends on the meeting whether there will be a debate on this agenda this Friday,” the Parliament president said.

Meanwhile, police still had their security plan in place for the parliamentary meeting this Friday as it remained unclear whether protesters would gather near the Parliament building, the National Police chief said on Thursday.

Pol General Damrongsak Kittiprapas, the commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, said the plan would be adapted in line with the changing situation, taking into account such matters…

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