The Move Forward Party (MFP) will renominate its leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister even though a majority of both House representatives and senators rejected the renomination on Wednesday.
MFP deputy leader Nutthawut Buaprathum told the House on Thursday that the MFP believed Mr Pita's qualification as a prime ministerial candidate remained intact, while pointing out that parliamentary regulation no. 41 permitted the resubmission of a failed motion if a new factor was introduced. This could be applied to Mr Pita's renomination, he said.
Mr Nutthawut made the statement after parliament scheduled the next round of the prime ministerial vote by the House and the Senate on Thursday next week (July 27).
The second round of voting took place on Wednesday when the parliament rejected Mr Pita's renomination. That day, the Constitutional Court also suspended Mr Pita from duty as an elected member of the House of Representatives.
The MFP deputy leader said Mr Pita remained innocent despite his former shareholding in defunct media company iTV Plc.
