BANGKOK, Aug 22 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party, announced yesterday that, it will lead an 11-party alliance, in a bid to form a new government, one day ahead of the fresh parliamentary vote on a prime minister.
The alliance, with 314 seats in the 500-member House of Representatives, has gained the support of the Bhumjaithai Party, the Palang Pracharath Party, the United Thai Nation Party, and other smaller parties, Pheu Thai Party leader, Cholnan Srikaew told a joint press conference.
Despite the partnership with some political parties in the outgoing government, all parties in the coalition will effectively work together with the Pheu Thai Party for the best interest of the people, Cholnan said.
Each party in the coalition agreed to support Pheu Thai Party’s policies, announced during the election campaigns as a guideline for the country’s administration, while integrating, adjusting, and enhancing policies from coalition partners, he added.
He noted that the coalition affirmed its resolution to nominate Pheu Thai Party prime minister candidate, Srettha Thavisin, in a joint session of the National Assembly today.
Nominated candidates need support from parliamentarians in the House of Representatives and the Senate combined, to win a simple majority vote and become prime minister.
The Pheu Thai Party started to form a new coalition after the eight-party alliance it had left failed to secure the necessary support in the previous two bicameral sittings of the Thai parliament to nominate the election-winning Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister.
The Pheu Thai and the Bhumjaithai Party emerged as the second and third largest parties in the lower house of the National Assembly, respectively, in the May general election.– NNN-TNA
