Thailand’s king approves new Cabinet more than 3 months after elections
Published:Saturday | September 2, 2023 | 5:34 PM
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's king has formally endorsed members of a new Cabinet, paving the way for a government headed by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to take office more than three months after the general election.
Srettha, representing the Pheu Thai party, was named prime minister by Parliament on August 22.
A prominent real estate developer until officially entering politics last year, he will also hold the finance minister's post.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn issued his royal approval on Friday.
The delay in forming a new government was caused by Parliament's failure to endorse a coalition formed by the party that won the most seats in the May polls, the Move Forward party.
It could not win a majority in a combined vote of the House of Representatives and the Senate because its progressive platform alienated members of the conservative Senate, who singled out its support for minor reforms to the monarchy as the reason for rejecting it.
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