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This page needs re-writing. It is out of date. Yingluck Shinawatra is now prime minister. Billtubbs (talk) 17:11, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is Yingluck actually Prime Minister yet?

The page has been updated to state that she is the incumbent Prime Minister of Thailand. But, officially, she is only Prime Minister-elect, is she not? She has not been appointed by HM The King of Thailand, nor has the Royal Thai Government homepage been updated - it still says Abhisit Vejjajiva is the incumbent. Yingluck may have been elected by the House of Representatives, but until this is endorsed by The King is she constitutionally the Prime Minister (i.e. is she allowed to act in the capacity as head of government)? --Gonefishing (talk) 10:39, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing as no one replied and since this question was posed Ms Yingluck Shinawatra has been appointed by His Majesty, I shall drop any suggestion (implicit in the question) of removing Ms Shinawatra's name as the incumbent prime minister. Gonefishing (talk) 02:01, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Term limits

The constitution does not say PMs have two term limits but eight-year limits. Horus (talk) 05:49, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect requirement for the office of the prime minister

In the appointment section of the article, there is a part saying the prime minister "must be a member of the house of representatives," which is not correct. Under the current constitution, the prime minister does not need to be an mp. The mistake was likely due to the article referencing the 2007 constitution instead of the current 2017 constitution. Please fix this mistake by replacing the paragraph with the correct qualifications. Riavt Okgan (talk) 07:18, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Appoinment by full National Assembly

In the Appointment section, the article currently states that the prime minister is appointed by the full National Assembly. This seemed to be the case when the prime minister was appointed last year after the 2023 election. However, Paetongtarn Shinawatra was recently appointed only by the votes of MPs, explicitly not requiring those of senators according to sources: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2848292/paetongtarn-shinawatra-elected-thailands-31st-prime-minister

In particular, 319 votes for Ms Paetongtarn sufficed to become prime minister, yet 324 votes for Pita Limjaroenrat did not suffice in 2023.

Further clarification is needed on when the full National Assembly is required for the appointment of a PM and when the House of Representatives suffices.

XulF (talk) 10:57, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's a transitory provision of the 2017 constitution, lasting five years from the 2019 election. It's now expired, but there are probably several articles that still need updating. --Paul_012 (talk) 11:49, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]