Bhumjaithai submits motion to House Speaker calling for PM vote

House Speaker Wan Muhammad Noor Matha on Wednesday accepted a motion from the Bhumjaithai Party, requesting him to include the prime minister election on the House agenda in the next meeting.

Bhumjaithai Secretary-General Chaichanok Chidchob led a group of MPs from his party to submit the motion to Wan Noor at the House.
 Wan Noor promised to place the PM vote on the House agenda as soon as possible, provided the process did not breach the Constitution and all sides were ready to participate in the vote.

“It’s urgent that the country doesn’t have a prime minister, so we’ll have to carry out the PM vote as soon as possible, but the process must follow the constitutional provisions and depend on all sides’ readiness for the vote,” Wan Noor told Chaichanok and Bhumjaithai MPs.

However, the PM vote may not take place, as caretaker PM Phumtham Wechayachai announced on Wednesday morning that he had submitted a draft royal decree for House dissolution, requesting a royal command since Tuesday evening.

If His Majesty signs the decree, the House’s term will end immediately, terminating the pending PM vote.