"Wan Nor" insists that no one is pressuring him to step down from the position of the Speaker of the House, pointing out that the legislative and executive bodies are separate parts, and is expediting the selection of the first vice president next week. Reveals that the meeting of the three whips will be held on 23 Aug, preparing for a joint parliamentary meeting. Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor Matha, President of the House of Representatives, spoke about the driving of the House of Representatives' work while the new cabinet team has not yet been completed. He said that in considering the draft of the 2025 budget bill, if the special committee has completed its consideration, the caretaker government can propose it for consideration in the second and third readings because there is a time frame for consideration to be completed within 105 days. The House must do it in time. As for the position of the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, which has not yet been appointed, Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor said that he is waiting for the government whip to coordinate when it will be ready because the Office of the Secretary-General of the House of Representatives has prepared a meeting to immediately arrange for the selection of the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, as soon as the government whip is notified. However, tomorrow (August 23), there will be a meeting of the three whips, including the government whip, the opposition whip, and a representative from the government, at 10:00 a.m., in which he will emphasize the matter of selecting a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives again. The meeting of the three whips will consider the matter of the joint meeting of the parliament because there is an international law that must be certified. Therefore, we must schedule a joint meeting of the parliament by August 30. When asked about the reason why the government whips have not yet proposed a person to be the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, because it may have to be d one in conjunction with the appointment of a new cabinet, will it become a matter of dealing with ministerial positions or switching seats? Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor said that it is a matter for the whips of both parties, but the House of Representatives confirmed that we have prepared for the selection of the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives and are trying to complete it as soon as possible because there are tasks that the president and the three vice presidents must work together on. Therefore, in the tripartite whip meeting tomorrow, we will reiterate that next week there should be an agenda to select one deputy speaker of the House of Representatives. When asked about the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is there anything that has changed? Because there are rumors that the position of the Speaker will be adjusted as well, Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor said that the position of the Speaker of the House is a matter for the members of the House and is a matter of the legislat ive process, not related to the executive branch. When asked if anyone pressured him, Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor said that he works comfortably, no one pressured him and he could not pressure him. When asked again whether he was worried about the Pheu Thai Party trying to reclaim the Speaker's seat, Wan Muhammad Noor said no, he had not heard anything, no political party had sent any news, and we had complied with the House of Representatives' regulations, there was no pressure whatsoever. When asked about the Prachachat Party's nomination of a person to be a minister, whether it was the same list or not, Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor, as a member of the Prachachat Party, stated that he knew from the meeting report of the party's executive committee that it had already been resolved that the name of Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, leader of the Prachachat Party, would be submitted as a minister. As for whether he would remain in the same position or in another position, he did not know the details because it was up to the Pr ime Minister to decide. As for the news that the Prachachat Party had made a deal to request 2 ministerial seats, he did not know because he was not a party executive. He only knew that only one name had been submitted.- Source: Thai News Agency
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