August 21, 2014 at 1030hrs, at the House of Parliament, National Legislative Assembly (NLA)’s President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai chaired the 3^rd NLA meeting to select a new Prime Minister. The name of Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha was nominated by Mr. Tuang Antachai, an NLA member, and the nomination was seconded by 188 out of 197 members. No other name was nominated for the Prime Minister’s post. Gen. Prayuth was unanimously selected as the 29^th Prime Minister of Thailand by 191 out of 194 votes with the abstention of 3 votes from NLA President and Vice Presidents. The NLA President will submit Gen. Prayuth’s name to His Majesty the King today for the royal endorsement to appoint Gen. Prayuth as the 29^th Prime Minister of Thailand.

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