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Pita Struggles To Garner Much Senatorial Support Halfway Through PM Vote

THAILAND

Khaosod reporter Pravit Rojanaphruk tweets that "after 300 out of 749 parliamentarians have voted, Pita receives less than 10 votes from the 250 junta-appointed Senators."

  • An overwhelming majority of the Senators who have cast their votes so far have abstained, in line with earlier press reports.
  • At this point, it is all but ensured that today's vote will not result in the election of a new Prime Minister, given that Pita was the sole candidate.
  • This bodes ill for Thai assets, with prolonged uncertainty around government formation likely to keep denting investor confidence.

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