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Thailand's Parliament to vote for a new prime minister

epaselect epa10742920 Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat speaks during a vote for a new prime minister at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, 13 July 2023. Thailand's parliament convenes a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives in a crucial vote for a new prime minister after the May 14 general election. Front-runner Limjaroenrat was nominated as the next prime minister after winning the election and is currently working to form a coalition eight-party government with 312 votes in the lower house, but still needs another 64 legislators to secure the necessary 376 votes from among the 250 senators and 500 lower house representatives to achieve his goal. A majority of senators opposed voting for Limjaroenrat, who was facing disqualification over allegations of violating election rules by shareholding a media firm, as well as concerns over his party's foreign and monarchy policies. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

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