The Secretary-General of the House of Representatives sent an urgent letter to MPs scheduling the prime minister vote at 10:00 a.m. on 19 March. The voting procedure will be open; everyone must state their chosen candidate by name. The selected candidate must receive more than half the votes. This time, the Senate's votes will no longer be involved.
On 17 March 2026, reporters reported that Mr. Siroj Paethapan, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, sent an urgent letter to members of the House of Representatives regarding
the parliamentary meeting, as the Speaker of the House ordered a meeting of the 27th House, year 1, session 2 (first ordinary session of the year) on Thursday, 19 March 2026, starting at 10:00 a.m. in the House meeting room, 2nd floor, Parliament building.
On that day, the agenda includes the Speaker of the House, Mr. Sophon Sarum, informing the meeting of the royal command appointing the Speaker and Deputy Speakers of the House. Then, urgent matters will be considered, including approving a person suitable to be appointed prime minister under Article 159 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand.
political parties propose individuals from their own party’s list of prime minister candidates, with the condition that the party must have at least 5% of the total sitting MPs in the House, or at least 25 seats. The nomination must be endorsed by no fewer than one-tenth of the total sitting MPs.
Then, the nominated prime minister candidates will deliver their vision statements to assist other MPs in making their decision. Voting will be open, with MPs called in alphabetical order to state the name of their chosen candidate or to abstain. To be elected prime minister, a candidate must receive more than half the total number of sitting MPs’ votes. Once a candidate obtains more than half the votes, the Speaker will submit their name to the King for royal appointment as prime minister.
