Former red-shirt leader slams senator Porntip over abstentionKhunying Porntip Rojanasunan said she will not exercise her right as a senator to vote for a prime minister on Friday, drawing the ire of former red-shirt leader Weng Tojirakarn, who said she should just resign her seat. Dr Weng said that rather than abstain, senator Porntip should simply resign from the upper house if she wanted to strip herself of her vote. He made the remarks in this message posted in Thai on his Facebook account:"Dear Khunying Porntip, a senator appointed under the 2017 Constitution. He said, “If there were no appointed senators under the 2017 constitution, the people’s consensus would be sacred, respected and put into force. Khunying Porntip said on Tuesday that she stood firm in her decision not to exercise her power as a senator to vote for a prime minister.

Source: Bangkok Post August 03, 2023 04:50 UTC