The Thai Constitutional Court has dismissed him from the post only after a one -year term, alleging violating moral standards against Thailand’s Prime Minister Partangatar Shinavatra. The Thai court says that the Prime Minister Partangatarn lacks qualification under the Constitution.
After the court order, now Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Fummatha Vachayachai and the current cabinet will oversee the government, until the new Prime Minister is selected in the country. Its date will be decided by the Chairman of the House.
Name of candidates for the post of Prime Minister
Out of the candidates declared before the 2023 elections in Thailand, 5 qualified candidates are remaining. 77 -year -old Chaikasem Neetisiri, former Justice Minister and Attorney General, said that he is ready to come forward for the post. Apart from this, the name of 58 -year -old Anutin Charvirakul is also coming out for the Prime Minister’s claim, who was the former Internal Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. His BhoomiJathai party formed an alliance with Partangatarn in June.
In Thailand, current Energy Minister Pirapan Sali Vivarta, former Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laxnavisit and former Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha are also eligible contenders for the post. 71 -year -old Prayuth has retired from politics and is currently a royal advisor. Earlier, he was also a general and in 2014 he led the coup against the previous Fu Thai government.
This is the process of selection of candidates
Now before becoming a candidate, the House requires the support of at least 50 MPs. After that, more than half of the existing 492 members of the lower house, ie 247 votes are required to become Prime Minister. If the candidate fails for the qualification of the post, then the meeting of the House will be called again and the same process will be repeated. There is no time limit for this process.
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