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Pro-Democracy Coalition To Meet After Pheu Thai Takes Lead In Gov't Formation

THAILAND

Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew thanked election front-runners Move Forward Party (MFP) for agreeing to pass the government formation baton to his party and said that the eight member parties from the pro-democracy coalition will meet at 09:00BST/15:00ICT to discuss the way forward.

  • Chonlanan outlined Pheu Thai's preferred strategy for the second round of the PM vote, noting that the coalition should seek new partners in the House of Representatives. The MFP reportedly made its participation in the coalition conditional on keeping Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party and Palang Pracharath Party out of the governing bloc.
  • Pheu Thai is yet to unveil its top PM candidate. Thai Enquirer reports that more clarity on the nominee is expected around July 25. However, it is expected that the party will nominate Srettha Thavisin, a former real estate tycoon, after another Pheu Thai PM candidate said that he would be the most likely candidate.

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