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Thailand: speaker of lower house receives royal approval

The speaker and two deputy speakers of the House of Representatives of Thailand have received Royal approval, Thailand's Royal Gazette website reported on May 31.
Thailand: speaker of lower house receives royal approval ảnh 1Newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Chuan Leekpai (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Bangkok (VNA) – The speaker and twodeputy speakers of the House of Representatives of Thailand have received Royalapproval, Thailand's Royal Gazette website reported on May 31.

On May 25, theHouse of Representatives of Thailand elected Chuan Leekpai from the DemocratParty as its new speaker, following a general election held on March 24.

Meanwhile, Suchart Tancharoen of the Palang PracharathParty and Supachai Phosu of the Bhumjaithai Party have been named first andsecond deputy House speakers, respectively.

Thailand’sparliament will convene a joint meeting of both the upper and lower houses onJune 5 to elect the country’s new prime minister.

Previously on May 24, former President of Thailand’sNational Legislative Assembly (NLA) Pornpetch Wichitcholchai was elected as thenew speaker of the Senate with a five-year tenure.

The same day, Singsuek Singphrai, aformer member of the NLA, and Supphachai Somcharoen, a former member of theElection Commission, were voted as deputy speakers of the Senate. 

The new PM must garner a minimum of376 out of 750 votes in the parliament meeting.–VNA

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