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THE TRUTH ABOUT: New bid to remove senate s pm vote - The Untold Story

Move forward Party secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon takes to the floor to explain issues raised by lawmakers during Thursday's vote for a new prime minister. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

The Move Forward Party (MFP) submitted a proposal to parliament on Friday seeking to strip the military-appointed senators of their power to co-select the prime minister.

The move to revoke Section 272 of the charter, which allows the 250-member Senate to join the process of selection a prime minister, came a day after the party's leader Pita Limjaroenrat failed to muster enough support to back his bid to land the job. It is the seventh attempt to strip the Senate of this power to date.

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