BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Outgoing Prime Minister General Prayut Cha-O-Cha has congratulated his successor Srettha Thavisin, wishing him a successful tenure as Thailand’s 30th premier.
The former property tycoon, who ran under the Pheu Thai banner, won 482 votes in the joint parliamentary sitting on Tuesday , far higher than the required 374 votes from MPs and senators.
Prayut congratulated Srettha in a speech earlier in the day after the Cabinet’s weekly meeting at Government House. After congratulating his successor, Prayut said his Cabinet will officially end its duties once the new Cabinet is royally endorsed and sworn in.He added that he has nothing left to pass on to the new government as all the outstanding work is in the hands of relevant government agencies. The outgoing premier also said it would be up to the new government to decide whether or not it will continue any pending projects his government leaves behind.
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