BANGKOK, Jul 22 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Move Forward Party said yesterday that, it will step aside, to allow the coalition partner Pheu Thai Party, to lead in forming a new government, after its leader Pita Limjaroenrat suffered major setbacks in his premiership bid.
The Move Forward Party will nominate a Pheu Thai candidate as prime minister in the next parliamentary vote, and support the Pheu Thai Party in forming the government run by the 8-party alliance, said its Secretary-General, Chaithawat Tulathon.
Parties in the coalition vowed to do their best in a race against time to seek additional support from MPs and senators, for the prime ministerial nomination, Pheu Thai Party leader, Cholnan Srikaew said, in a separate news briefing.
The Move Forward Party emerged as the largest party in the lower house of the National Assembly in Thailand’s general election in May. It has since formed a coalition with the Pheu Thai Party and other smaller parties in the opposition in a bid for the premiership.
The bicameral Thai parliament voted against Pita’s renomination on Wednesday after he fell short of the simple majority required to be elected as the prime minister last week.
The next joint sitting of parliament is scheduled for Jul 27, to elect the new premier.– NNN-TNA
