Srettha and his Cabinet set to be sworn in on Tuesday

He said he also expects his government’s policy statement to be declared before Parliament over two days, either on September 8 and 9 or September 11-12.

Srettha, who will double as finance minister, said his Cabinet will hold a special meeting on Wednesday to prepare for the policy announcement, which he said was “almost ready”.

Once the policy statement is delivered, his Cabinet will convene its first official meeting, the new PM said.

As per the Constitution, a new Cabinet must be sworn in before His Majesty the King and deliver its policy statement before the Parliament soon after.

Meanwhile, Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said on Saturday that the Cabinet Secretariat has advised that the new government’s policy statement should be heard on September 11 instead of September 8 as had been initially scheduled.

Wan Noor, who also doubles as House speaker, said more preparations were still needed for the event, including the delivery of relevant documents to Parliament and his notification as Parliament president to all MPs and senators.

He also said that he has called a meeting with representatives of the government, opposition, and the Senate on Thursday next week to discuss preparations for the policy announcement event.

Srettha said on Saturday that he was not concerned about the stability of his 11-party coalition government.

“I understand that all political parties and government ministers are aware of the problems this government needs to address urgently,” he said.

The new premier added that he has spoken to many of his Cabinet members and felt they are all concerned for the country.

Srettha is scheduled to attend the upcoming 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 19-26. He will be accompanied by many Cabinet members, including new Foreign Minister Panpree Phathithanukorn, who also holds the deputy PM’s post.