PUBLISHED: 4 August 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
The Pheu Thai Party has been urged by a coalition of pro-democracy organizations to change its mind about excluding the Move Forward Party ( MFP ) from the coalition government’s formation.
In a joint declaration released yesterday, 32 organizations warned that pushing the MFP, which won the most House votes in the May 14 poll, into the opposite would be bad for the nation and its politics. It might also result in a severe political position, the statement continued.
According to the report, leaving the MFP may ultimately backlash on the Pheu Thai Party. It also warns that doing so will alienate the party’s supporters, which could reduce the support base of the second-largest party.
The system, led by Campaign for Popular Democracy secretary-general Metha Matkhao, urged senators and MPs to support a candidate for prime minister who would retain Pheu Thai and the MFP in coalition government in order to advance democracy.
The community added that by allowing the two major parties to control the government alone, the” elite,” which are understood to be liberal parties, should make sacrifices.
In the meantime, Veera Somkwamkid, the leader of the Anti-Corruption People’s Network, cautioned that if a democratic dispute got worse, it might lead to another military takeover. In order to avoid falling victim to the” revolution trap” and being used as a political slave, he urged the government to closely observe social developments.
Social activist Sombat Boonngam-anong, however, expressed confidence that Pheu Thai will concentrate on its effort to rewrite the constitution and pave the way for new, just election regulations.
Pheu Thai was urged to assist by Panwadee Tantisirin, a prominent figure in the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, who claimed the group is still fighting for democracy.
She claimed that despite its surveys victory, it hurt to see the MFP able to guide the formation of the government.