国际英语资讯:Chuan Leekpai from Thailands Democrat Party elected House speaker
<p><span word="BANGKOK">BANGKOK</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 25-- <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Chuan">Chuan</span> <span word="Leekpai">Leekpai</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="Palang">Palang</span> <span word="Pracharath">Pracharath</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Sompong">Sompong</span> <span word="Amornvivat">Amornvivat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pheu">Pheu</span> <span word="Thai">Thai</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Chuan">Chuan</span> <span word="got">got</span> 258 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sompong">Sompong</span> <span word="got">got</span> 235, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Chuan">Chuan</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>," <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="Chai">Chai</span> <span word="Chidchob">Chidchob</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thai">Thai</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="convene">convene</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="Chuan">Chuan</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palang">Palang</span> <span word="Pracharath">Pracharath</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nominate">nominate</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="session">session</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> (<span word="MPs">MPs</span>) <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Palang">Palang</span> <span word="Pracharath">Pracharath</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="adjourned">adjourned</span>. <span word="Opponents">Opponents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="adjourned">adjourned</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palang">Palang</span> <span word="Pracharath">Pracharath</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> 248 <span word="against">against</span> 246 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="proceed">proceed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="concurrent">concurrent</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="March">March</span> 24 <span word="election">election</span>.</p>
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