House speaker to wait for Thai charter court’s ruling before setting date for PM vote

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha (pic) has said he will wait for the Constitutional Court’s decision on the ombudsmen’s petition before scheduling the next round of PM voting.

Wan Noor, also the House speaker, was on Monday (Aug 14) referring to a comment made by Senator Wanchai Sornsiri that the next round of voting should be held on Friday as it is an astrologically auspicious date for the country to have a new PM and end the political impasse.