Thai Parliament to pick new Prime Minister on Friday

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Thailand’s parliament will vote for a new PM on Friday. Pheu Thai nominates veteran lawmaker Chaikasem Nitisiri to challenge Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul.

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00:00Thailand's House of Representatives is set to vote for a new Prime Minister on Friday

00:04following the dismissal of Peh Tongtan Shinawad last week.

00:08The ruling party, Peh Thay, has announced it will nominate veteran lawmaker Chai Qasem Niti Siri

00:14who will go head-to-head with Bumjah Thai leader Anutin Chan Virakul for the premiership.

00:21The body says it is ready to call a snap election if Chai Qasem secures enough votes on Friday.

00:28The move comes as Peh Thay struggles to build support after the loss of Peh Tongtan.

00:33This strategy could undermine a pact made just a day earlier between Bumjah Thai and the People's Party,

00:39the largest force in parliament, under which Anutin would have gotten decisive backing in return

00:44for promising to dissolve the house in four months.

00:47Earlier, Thai media reported that a royal decree to dissolve parliament,

00:51submitted by Interim Prime Minister Pum Tam Wichayachai,

00:54was rejected by the Office of the Privy Council on Legal Grounds.

00:57Flow events is a support of government officials investigating a Order of Pumjah Thai,

01:01in a volunteer of Pumjah 22,

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