Who Will Become Thailand's New Prime Minister?

Thailand's 500-member elected House of Representatives is scheduled to hold a special session on Friday to choose a prime minister after Srettha Thavisin was dismissed from office by the nation’s Constitutional Court for an ethical violation. A multi-party coalition led by former leader Thaksin Shinawatra-backed Pheu Thai is due to discuss a common candidate ahead of the vote. Patpicha Tanakasempipat reports on Bloomberg Television.
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[autumnly]

When Phrayu chan Ocha coup and appointed himself be Prime Minister. Thai Supreme Court didn't do nothing...what a shame...

[FaFa-kt]

Very and very exceptionally well priminister in Thailand. Amen. King. Yours. Ph. D. 9999.

[rbyfheq]

I lived in Thailand for 9 yrs. While oppressive and dysfunctional, the government there isn’t any worse or better than here in the U.S. The military does seem to hold the upper hand as to how the country is governed, but it’s been like that for almost 20 yrs now. That aside, I love it there and am returning later this yr. I hope things improve.

[MarmiteTheDog]

Wouldn't it be novel if they had the guy the Thai people voted for?

[ningsaetiew]

The old power still has a deeply rooted power to demoilsh the new era because their networks fully support and work for them without thinking of the ruination.

[neilwadden]

Will they still make marijuana illegal? 😢

[SakiHashi]

This country met for the last one decade of political unrest. Why did the military entevine civil administration

[MinhNguyen-ylpf]

Thailand's politics is unstable the government will drive investor out the country

[FriendlyYandere]

Thailand is not going to go anywhere if conservative royalists and the military are still in power.

They were lucky to have Taksin as PM at the right time, that catapulted Thailand forward almost 10 years, one of the reason Thai food is so popular today was because of his goverment effort's