Latest! The King of Thailand has approved it
According to Agence France Presse, Thai King Maha Wajilalongkorn approved Seta Thaksin as Prime Minister on August 23.
A spokesperson for the President of the Thai Parliament said, "We have been informed that the king has approved the new Prime Minister candidate.".
According to reports, the decree approving the appointment of Saita as Prime Minister by the King of Thailand will be read to Saita at the headquarters of the Thai Party at 6pm local time, and he will officially become the Prime Minister of Thailand.
On the 22nd, Thai Vice President Pompey announced that the Prime Minister candidate nominated by the Thai Party, Seth Tadwig, won the support of more than half of the members in the joint meeting of the upper and lower houses on the same day and was elected as the new Prime Minister of Thailand.
According to the Thai constitution, the general reason is elected by a vote of all members of the upper and lower houses of parliament. On the 22nd, Saita, as the only nominated candidate for Prime Minister, received 482 votes in support of 728 members of parliament who participated in the vote and was elected as the new Prime Minister of Thailand.
Saita, who was previously a real estate developer, announced his entry into politics shortly before the May parliamentary elections and became one of the candidates for Prime Minister of the Thai Party. Saita previously stated on social media that his political goal is to address poverty and inequality, help Thailand develop its economy, and create a better life for its people. After being elected, he told the media at the Thai Party headquarters that he was honored to be elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand and would spare no effort to promote the well-being of the Thai people.