Pita (right) reacting to the vote in Parliament on Thursday when he failed to get the numbers to be made PM.
“RESPECT the people’s vote.”
The slogan, shared by my Bangkok friends, appeared on my Facebook timeline on the eve of the day lawmakers were to vote for a new Thai Prime Minister.
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Move Forward Party supporters holding signs reading ‘Cancel senators’ during a protest in Bangkok on Friday after most of the unelected Senate refused to give Pita the votes he needed to become PM.
There were definite rock star vibes when Pita was on the campaign trail in May ahead of the elections. How will the 14.3 million people who voted for him react if he doesn’t get the premiership?
A Move Forward Party supporter holding up a sign during a protest in Bangkok on Wednesday after Thailand’s Election Commission announced it has concluded there is evidence that Pita had violated election law and had referred his case to the Constitutional Court. — Photos: AP
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