New PM likely on July 13
published : 21 Jun 2023 at 11:09
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Wassana Nanuam
The House of Representatives and the Senate are expected to meet on July 13 to select a new prime minister, according to a source.
The source said on Tuesday the selection of the new House speaker is expected to take place on July 6, and the selection of a new prime minister is expected on July 13.
Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam explained the schedule after the Election Commission (EC) had endorsed all 500 MPs elected in the May 14 general election.
The 500 MPs-elect endorsed by the EC on Monday are from 67 parties.
"If everything goes smoothly, we can expect to get a new prime minister in the middle of July at the very earliest, and a new cabinet will take shape," government spokesman Anucha Buraphachaisri said.
"The new cabinet is then expected to take the oath of office [before His Majesty the King] by the end of July. The outgoing government will step down after the new cabinet is sworn into office," Mr Anucha said.
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Vocabulary
- cabinet: the group of government ministers who make and approve government policy - คณะรัฐมนตรี
- endorsed: officially approved - รับรอง
- general election (noun): an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections (Source: Wikipedia) - การเลือกตั้งทั่วไป
- House of Representatives: the main lawmaking body in Thailand - สภาผู้แทนราษฎร
- oath of office: a formal promise to carry out the duties of an important job - คำสาบานตนเข้ารับตำแหน่ง
- outgoing: leaving the position of responsibility mentioned - ที่พ้นจากงานหรือความรับผิดชอบ
- party (noun): one of the people or groups of people involved in a situation, an official argument or arrangement - คู่กรณี
- Senate: one of the two groups of politicians who make laws in some countries, for example in the US, Australia, Canada and Thailand - วุฒิสภา
- source: a place where information comes from; someone who gives information - แหล่ง
- sworn in: when someone gives a formal promise at an official ceremony, especially at the beginning of an important job - สาบานตนเข้ารับตำแหน่ง, กล่าวคำปฏิญาณเพื่อรับตำแหน่งหน้าที่
