Eight-party meeting cancelled

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PUBLISHED : 25 Jul 2023 at 13:55

Eight-party meeting cancelled
Key figures of eight coalition allies meet at Pheu Thai Party headquarters last week. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

Tuesday’s meeting of the eight political parties intent on forming a new government had been cancelled, the Pheu Thai Party informed reporters in a message sent on the LINE app.

The message said the other seven parties in the alliance had been informed of the cancellation.

The Pheu Thai Party initially made an appointment for the eight parties to meet on Tuesday at 2pm at Pheu Thai headquarters. It later changed the time to 3pm and the venue to the parliament building, only to finally cancel it.

Sources said Pheu Thai had apologised to the other parties for the cancellation. It explained that its assigned task of seeking support from parties outside the alliance, and from senators, in a parliamentary vote to select the new prime minister had not made satisfactory progress.

The eight parties include Move Forward, Pheu Thai, Prachachat, Thai Sang Thai, Seri Ruam Thai (Thai Liberal), Fair, Plung Sungkom Mai (New Force) and Peu Thai Rumphlang.