THAILAND: MODERATE DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER SENI PRAMOJ ELECTED THAILAND'S NEW PREMIER.

Record ID: 584752

  • Title: THAILAND: MODERATE DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER SENI PRAMOJ ELECTED THAILAND'S NEW PREMIER.
  • Date: 15th February 1975
  • Summary: 1. GV Crowds with banner outside Bangkok Assembly 0.05 2. GV Cars entering gates 0.10 3. GV Demonstrators with placards 0.21 4. GV Crowd at rally outside 0.30 5. GTV Members seated in hall PAN TO speaker 0.37 6. GTV Delegates voting (2 shots) 0.43 7. TV Votes being counted 0.48 8. SV Speaker declares result and members applaud 0.56 9. GV Demonstrators surging towards National Assembly building (2 shots) 1.07 10. SV Newly elected Premier talking to newsmen (2 shots) 1.20 11. SV Premier cheered and chaired from Assembly building (2 shots) 1.36 12. TGV Crowd running after Premier's car (3 shots) 1.50 Initials BB/1800 TH/AW/BB/1750 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 2nd March 1975 12:00
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  • Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Reuters ID: LVACRVEI4AGBBN6ABY1DTI1CL4IW
  • Story Text: Thailand's new Prime Minister is to be Mr. Seni Pramoj, 69-year-old leader of the moderate Democrat Party. He was elected in an open vote in the Thai National Assembly on Thursday (13 February) receiving 81 votes more than his rival candidate.

    But the voting left the Democrat leader just two votes short of an absolute majority in the 269-seat assembly. Mr. Seni won 133 votes, to the polled by Mr. Chatichai Choonhavan, Secretary-General of the conservative Chart Thai Party.

    The Premier-elect now has to form his coalition government. This will be primarily between his Democrats, the largest party returned in the January 26 General Elections, and the Social Agrarian Party. Though there is still the possibility of other groups backing Mr. Seni.

    Before leaving to a tumultuous reception from supporters outside the Assembly building, Mr. Seni told newsmen he had already drafted his policies. He has said he will continue Thailand's efforts to establish direct contact with North Vietnam and improve relations with China. No change is expected in the country's gradual reduction of the United States' military presence in Thailand.
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