The Constitutional Court has rejected a petition, lodged by the Ombudsman, asking it to rule on the legitimacy of the parliament’s vote against the re-nomination of Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat as a prime minister candidate.
The court’s decision paves the way for a fresh PM vote.
The court said the petitioner is not the individual whose rights or freedoms have been directly violated. Consequently, it is unable to exercise the right to file a complaint, as stipulated by Article 21 of the Constitution.
The Ombudsman earlier resolved that process of endorsing individuals for the position of prime minister was in line with the constitutional procedures, not a motion as stated in the parliament regulation No.41 which prohibits the submission of a repeat motion in the same session.
Therefore, the parliamentary vote to reject the re-nomination of Pita as a prime minister on July 19 could be deemed unconstitutional, so it lodged the petition to the court to rule on the case. (TNA)
