Anutin named PM with 293 yea votes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL today (March 19) secured overwhelming votes to prolong his rule as elected prime minister who is heading a Bhumjaithai-led coalition government following last month’s general election. During a House of Representatives meeting, a total of 293 coalition lawmakers led by Bhumjaithai MPs cast yea votes on a roll […]
Read MoreAnutin not bothered by Pheu Thai’s legal moves
NEWLY-APPOINTED Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Sep. 7) he is not concerned about some Pheu Thai MPs’ petition to remove him from premiership over Bhumjaithai having signed an agreement with the People’s Party for the the latter’s conditional support that led to him getting 311 votes in the House of Representatives on […]
Read MoreAnutin rushed to meet dad at hospital after being voted PM
SOON AFTER being voted Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister with 311 votes from lawmakers Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul rushed to Ramathibodi Hospital to visit his father, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Sep. 5). Upon arriving at 5.40 p.m. Anutin bowed to his father, Chavarat Charnvirakul who is also a former interior minister, and hugged him […]
Read MoreAnutin voted Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister with 311 votes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL was today (Sep.5) voted as prime minister with the help from People’s MPs in addition to those attached to a Bhumjaithai-led coalition of parties in the House of Representatives. In a roll-call procedure for a total of 492 MPs, the Bhumjaithai leader was given 311 votes against 152 […]
Read MoreUrgent: Bhumjaithai leader Anutin voted prime minister
AFTER a lengthy debate Bhumajaithai leader Anutin Charnivirakul was today (Sep. 5) voted prime minister by a majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Thai Rath and Naewna newspaper said. At 3.50 p.m. it was announced that Anutin had obtained more than 247 votes from 492 currently performing MPs thus winning the race […]
Read MorePhumtham admits House dissolution decree has been denied
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed today (Sep.4) that a decree which he has recently filed in pursuit of royal endorsement for dissolution of the House of Representatives to call a general election has been denied by the Office of Privy Councillors due to legal ambiguities and discrepancy. Phumtham, viewed […]
Read MorePeople’s to back Anutin for prime minister under 5 conditions
PEOPLE’S Party leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut and his team announced this morning (Sep. 3) that his camp has decided to vote for Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul as the next prime minister under five conditions, Naewna newspaper said. The decision was made after thorough discussions among party members on whether to support Anutin or Pheu Thai […]
Read MorePeople’s dare Pheu Thai-attached caretaker PM to dissolve House now
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S TODAY (Sep. 1) dared the Pheu Thai-attached caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai to dissolve the House of Representatives now in order to call a general election without unnecessarily waiting for a decision of the largest opposition party to pick any partisan candidate for prime minister. People’s spokesperson/MP Parit […]
Read MorePeople’s bound to choose between Bhumjaithai and Pheu Thai for naming of new PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S ARE deciding for themselves tomorrow (Sep.1) whether to support either Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul or Pheu Thai MP Chaikasem Nitisiri for prime minister to replace Paetongtarn Shinawatra who was deposed by the Constitutional Court as head of government on Friday. The People’s executive committee was scheduled to meet […]
Read MorePirapan eyed as probable replacement for Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RUAM THAI SANG CHART leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga might probably be named prime minister in place of the besieged Paetongtarn Shinawatra following the latter’s disreputable, erroneous handling of the Thai-Cambodian conflict, a partisan source said today (June 20). De facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra has been quietly encouraged to tell […]
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