Thailand set for vote on new PM amid power vacuum | Elections News

The ruling Pheu Thai party has nominated former Attorney General Chaikasem Nitisiri.

The Thai parliament will vote for a new prime minister after royal officials rejected a request by the ruling Pheu Thai Party to dissolve parliament.

Caretaker Premier Phumtham Wechayachai said on Thursday that the Office of the Privy Council had rejected Pheu Thai’s request, saying it was “inappropriate to present the draft of the Royal Decree to His Majesty at this…