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Xinhua News Agency Express: The lower house of the Thailand parliament voted on the 16th to elect the leader of the Pheu Thai Party, Petongtan · Chinnawar, as the new prime minister of Thailand.
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Thailand's ruling coalition agreed on the 15th to nominate Petuntan · Chinawatra, the leader of the Pheu Thai Party, as a candidate for prime minister.
On the 14th, Thailand's then-Prime Minister Saitha · Thashin was suspended by the Constitutional Court for unconstitutional conduct. Saita's Pheu Thai Party and its ruling allies then urgently negotiated the formation of a new government. The ruling coalition agreed on the 15th to nominate Petuntan as a candidate for prime minister.
On August 15, in Bangkok, Thailand, Petuntan · Chinawatra attended a press conference. Xinhua News Agency
Speaking at a press conference, Pheu Thai Party leader, deputy prime minister and interior minister, Anutin · Counselor Wi Rakon said, "We will fully support her and be ready to implement her policies from the day she takes office." ”
Petuntan, 37, is the daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Speaking at a press conference after receiving the nomination, Petuntan said he was ready to serve his country and that "we are determined to stand together and move the country forward."
Reuters reported that if the nomination is approved in the lower house of parliament, Petuntan will become Thailand's second female prime minister.
Members of the ruling coalition pose for a photo at a press conference announcing the nomination of Pheu Thai Party leader Petongtan · Chinnawar as the new prime minister candidate in Bangkok, Thailand, August 15. Xinhua News Agency
In the elections for the lower house of parliament held in May last year, the Pheu Thai Party became the second largest party. Since the nomination of the Pheu Thai Party, the largest party at the time, was not approved, the Pheu Thai Party was given the lead in forming a government. On August 22 last year, Saita was elected as Thailand's new prime minister.
There are currently 493 seats in the lower house, with 314 seats in the ruling coalition formed by the Pheu Thai Party and the Pheu Thai Party, of which the Pheu Thai Party holds 141 seats.
Source: Xinhua News Agency