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PM TO BE DECIDED ON WEDNESDAY: HOUSE SPEAKER CHUAN

BANGKOK — Newly-endorsed lower house speaker Chuan Leekpai announced that MPs will
convene to select Thailand’s next prime minister on Wednesday.
The decision came after Chuan consulted with senate speaker Pornpetch Wichitcholchai on
Friday. But despite the looming deadline, the seven parties openly committed to an anti-junta front
have yet to settle on supporting a single PM candidate as of press time.
Earlier in May, Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit announced his
bid for the top job and intentions to lead the formation of a governing coalition. However, he faces
the Constitutional Court’s pending ruling on allegations from the Election Commission that he is in
breach of election laws.

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