![]() ![]() ![]() Only one political party proposes what no other parties ever think about,” Mr Wittaya said. “At present, 10 political parties in the House, seven other parties that are the coalition allies of MFP and most senators do not support any change to Section 112. United Thai Nation MP Wittaya Kaewparadai said Move Forward had brought abnormality to Thai politics because no political party had ever proposed any change to the lese-majeste law. The proposal is not in the MoU that the eight-party coalition signed. ![]() However, Mr Pita has always insisted that his party would propose to amend the section by itself. Mr Chada said that apart from Move Forward, the seven other coalition allies did not support any change to Section 112. But Move Forward contends that has been used mostly by those in power to silence their critics. The law protects the royal institution from offences, insults and threats. “How about I propose a law allowing people to shoot those insulting the monarchy?” “If you let people insult the monarchy without any laws to keep them in check, our country will burn,” he said. Inside the chamber, most speakers opposed to Mr Pita’s nomination trained their attention on Move Forward’s plan to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese-majeste law.Ĭhada Thaiset, an opposition Bhumjaithai MP for Uthai Thani, said that any change to Section 112 would cause unrest. Two anti-riot armoured vehicles were seen nearby. Shipping containers draped with canvas banners portraying pleasant touristic scenes were lined up along Thahan Road. Police have declared an area within a 50-metre radius from the parliament a no-protest zone. Outside the parliament complex, crowds were beginning to gather, with orange-clad supporters of Move Forward nervously monitoring the vote to gauge whether Mr Pita could achieve a majority. However, Mr Pita still needs 375 votes - a simple majority of 749 combined House and Senate seats - to win the office. Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha closed the debate and proceeded with the vote starting at 3.52pm, with 676 parliamentarians in attendance. House representatives and senators spent six hours expressing their opinions on whether they should choose the leader of the Move Forward Party as the country’s 30th prime minister. Parliamentarians challenged sole prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat over his party’s plan to amend the law that protects the royal institution and questioned his past shareholding in iTV, before a vote on his nomination on Thursday. Parliamentarians listen to the debate prior to the prime ministerial vote on Thursday. ![]()
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