Political scientist Chaiyan Chaiyaporn said on Tuesday that the selection process for a prime minister could fail, leading to the dissolution of Parliament. This is despite the fact that the 2016 Constitution sets out at least two routes to the selection of a prime minister – one within the political parties’ PM candidates lists, and the other an outsider PM. The political scientist played out a scenario in which Parliament proposed the candidate that won the most votes in the PM election process, but not a simple majority as required. “But personally, I view that if we can respect the rules, we don’t need to call for the traditional way of ruling,” Chaiyan said. “So, it is not limited to only royally appointing a prime minister.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 21, 2018 02:06 UTC