Thai PM’s winning party to form coalition with Thaksin-backed Pheu Thai
The 2 parties were previously coalition partners, until PM Anutin pulled out over a Cambodia border dispute scandal last June
Thailand’s most successful party of the 21st century, Pheu Thai had its worst election result ever on Sunday, raising questions about the future of the political machine built by Thaksin.
“Although the election results have not yet been officially confirmed, we have a consensus that Pheu Thai will support us in leading the coalition, as planned,” Anutin said at a news conference at his Bhumjaithai party’s headquarters.
Prasert Chanruangthong, secretary general of Thaksin’s Pheu Thai, told reporters the party “is ready to support Bhumjaithai Party in forming the coalition. Other issues will be discussed further”.
Thailand’s conservative Bhumjaithai Party poised to win Thai elections
The latest incarnation of the organisation founded by the telecom billionaire, Pheu Thai came a distant third in Sunday’s election, its vote share in the party-list section plunging by more than half.