New name emerges as Thais hope to pick their next prime minister by Friday: Who is Srettha Thavisin?
Srettha Thavisin, a real estate tycoon and Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate, takes a selfie with supporters during a campaign event before the May general elections. Move Forward Party, the up-and-coming political group led by Pita, which surpisingly won the most seats in Thailand's May parliamentary polls, has been excluded from the coalition to form the next government, its former ally announced on Wednesday.
Thailand’s parliament, also known as the National Assembly, is divided into two chambers: the 500-seat House of Representatives and the 250-member Senate. According to the military junta-endorsed 2017 Constitution, to become prime minister, the candidate needs the support of 50 percent plus one of the 750 seats from both chambers.
Crucial to any deal will be the thorny issue of reforming the law on lese-majeste, an offence against the dignity of the country's ruling monarch. "There will certainly be no amending of Section 112," he said."Pheu Thai has made it clear that the law will not be amended or abolished. If we want to see the country move forward and a new government successfully set up, the Section 112 issue must be set aside."
A successful entrepreneur liked by business leaders from the more conservative Thai elite, Srettha is seen as more palatable to the establishment than Pita. "He stresses the importance of addressing the problems of economic and social inequality that need to be solved," Khaosod wrote of Srettha, who only entered politics in 2022 after decades spent in business, including the multi-national company, Procter and Gamble.
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