Thai Senate to lose power to decide who forms government

Plan approved for new slate of senators who wont be able to vote on who becomes PM

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Thailand's Cabinet on April 23 approved a plan to select a new slate of senators who will no longer be allowed to vote on who becomes prime minister, removing what has effectively served as a veto for the powerful military on who leads the country.

The military introduced an appointed Senate when it changed the Constitution in the wake of a 2014 coup, hand-picking its own lawmakers who ensured junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha became prime minister after parliamentary elections resumed in 2019.