The Constitutional Court has unanimously refused to consider the Ombudsman’s petition seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of parliament’s decision to reject the renomination of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister.
The Court ruled that the three petitioners, two individuals who voted for Move Forward and another who was a Move Forward MP, were not the persons directly affected.
The ombudsmen asked the court to invalidate the parliamentary resolution that blocked the renomination of Pita, based on a meeting regulation that the same motion cannot be submitted twice in the same session.
The ombudsmen also asked the court to suspend the next vote on the selection of a prime minister, until the court issued a ruling on the petition.
The Court also refused to consider this motion and, accordingly, the request to suspend the next selection process is dismissed.
Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has said he would wait for the Constitutional Court’s decision on the petition before scheduling the next round of voting.
He called a meeting of House and Senate whips today (Wednesday), to set the date for a joint sitting to select the prime minister.
