Srettha Thavisin, a former property tycoon and a political newcomer, was on course to be elected as Thailand’s new prime minister after he won enough votes outside his coalition to reach the majority threshold.
(Bloomberg) — Srettha Thavisin, a former property tycoon and a political newcomer, was on course to be elected as Thailand’s new prime minister after he won enough votes outside his coalition to reach the majority threshold.
Backed by a coalition of populist and conservative parties, Srettha secured 60 votes from senators by midway through the voting in a joint sitting of the parliament. Srettha needed 60 votes outside his coalition to win the premier race in a joint sitting of the parliament.
Srettha needed a total of 374 votes out of the 747 members in the joint house, House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said before the vote.
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