BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking a verdict on the legitimacy of the parliamentary vote held in July that blocked the renomination of the Move Forward Party leader as a prime ministerial candidate.
The court announced a unanimous ruling on the petition of the ombudsman to assess the constitutionality of parliament’s refusal to reconsider Pita Limjaroenrat for the position of prime minister, Anadolu Agency reported.
The court ruled that the 3 petitioners—two Move Forward voters and one Move Forward lawmaker— were not the people directly affected.
It said that the petitioners lacked direct influence, confirming the legitimacy of the decision of the parliament to reject Pita’s renomination.
Parliament Decides to Hold Second Vote
Meanwhile, the parliament has decided to hold a second poll for the slot of the prime minister on Friday.
The Office of the Ombudsman, in its petition, had said it received seventeen complaints objecting to parliament’s decision to reject the renomination of Pita for the position of prime minister, deeming it a violation of constitutional rights.
