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The commander of the armed forces is still unclear, joining the meeting to vote for the prime minister in the third round

The commander in chief of the armed forces is still unclear whether he will join the parliamentary meeting to vote for the prime minister on July 27 or not by "General Chalermpol", the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Specify according to the mission, while the commander of the other armies can only smile. Do not answer media questions

General Chalermpol Srisawat, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Chaired the 5/2023 Armed Forces Commander's Meeting, hosted by the Royal Thai Police. There were commanders of the armed forces attended the meeting in unison, including Gen. Narongpan Jitkaewthae, Army Commander. Admiral Choengchai Chomchoengphaet, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy Gen. Alongkorn Wannarot, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force and Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat national police chief

After nearly two hours of meeting, the commander of the armed forces There was no press release or interview with the press. But the media tried to ask whether they would travel to the parliamentary meeting to vote for the prime minister on July 27 or not. Because Mr. Anon Nampha, leader of the protest group, announced that The meeting to vote for the Prime Minister is an important mission, which Gen. Chalermpol briefly stated that Look at the mission, while the commander of the other armies can only smile. Do not answer media questions

Reporters reported that At the meeting to vote for the first prime minister on July 13, 2023, the army commander left the meeting because he claimed to be on an important mission, such as Pol. Gen. Damrongsak. has a mission to the southern border provinces As for the 2nd parliamentary meeting to vote for the prime minister on July 19, 2023, the commander-in-chief of the military, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force and the commander-in-chief of the police attended the meeting. The parliamentary meeting resolved 395 to 312 that the nomination of Mr. Phitha Being Prime Minister is considered a "motion" according to the 2020 Parliamentary Regulations, Article 41, when the parliament votes to overturn Mr. Pita's name. Lim Charoenrat passed away on July 13, so he could no longer nominate the same name for parliamentarians to vote again throughout this session.

Source: Thai News Agency