Now, the party unveiled a new partnership line-up.
All eyes are now on whether the Palang Pracharath Party ( PPRP ) and the military-affiliated United Thai Nation Party,( UTN ), will be invited today to join a new alliance led by Pheu Thai that split from the Move Forward Party yesterday( MFP ).
Along with the seven initial coalition allies attempting to form a government, Pheu Thai abandoned the MFP and revoked the MoU it had signed.
The MFP insists on amending the Lese Majeste Law, Section 112 of the Criminal Code, so the group will then move on to shape its own partnership.
Cholnan Srikaew, the head of Pheu Thai, made the announcement yesterday evening.
Fierce words: In response to the Pheu Thai Party’s decision to drop the Move Forward Party as a partnership partner, protesters set statues on fire in front of the business. At the Pheu Thai Party, the demonstrators yelled” traitors.” Wichan Charoenkiatpakul( picture )
The eight-party alliance instructed Pheu Thai to win more support from various parties and senators so that a government may be formed after the MFP failed to secure the necessary political support for Pita Limjaroenrat, its leader and only PM candidate.
According to Dr. Cholnan,” it turns out they do not take any change to Section 112, and some parties yet declared they would not join a government with Move Forward anyhow.”
Therefore, Pheu Thai informed the MFP at a conference yesterday that it would no longer join the eight-party bond and would instead choose Srettha Thavisin as its own candidate for prime minister.
According to Dr. Cholnan,” Pheu Thai and Mr. Srettha will keep Part 112 unchanged and the new government will not have Move Forth in its coalition.”
Move Ahead will be in the opposite, he said, and Pheu Thai may try to get enough seats in parliament.
Dr. Cholnan promised to reveal currently which events would comprise the new coalition.
Dr. Cholnan responded,” Only wait and see ,” when asked if the UTN and the PPRP may be invited to join.
Observers claim that if Pheu Thai includes both the PPRP and the UTN, it will experience harsh criticism for breaking its promise to not work with the so-called” uncle” parties— those associated with military officials involved in the 2014 coup— before the May 14 vote.
The” uncles” are the PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon and former UTN chief adviser and candidate for prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Dr. Cholnan even expressed confidence that Mr. Srettha would receive the necessary support from the joint session of MPs and lawmakers in the upcoming, tentatively scheduled election session.
Additionally, Dr. Cholnan stated that Pheu Thai would never object if the MFP did not support Mr. Srettha.
The MFP is free to cast its ballot however it pleases, he declared.
According to the law, a candidate for prime minister must receive 376 seats, or at least half of the 750 people of both the lower and upper halls of parliament.
But, all eyes are also on whether the Constitutional Court may take a complaint immediately asking for its opinion on the constitutionality of parliament’s July 19 decision to reject Mr. Pita as prime minister. The ballot won’t take place until the prosecutor’s decision if the complaint is accepted.
Dr. Cholnan continued by saying that the contract may be changed by a Pheu Thai-led government because it prevented the formation of the government.
A fresh vote would then be called after the government gave the people back control.
He claimed that a Pheu Thai-led government would support some of the MFP’s proposed policies, including the passage of laws promoting alcohol use, marriage equality, and the replacement of military conscription with volunteer recruitment.
Akanat Promphan, the secretary-general of UTN, stated yesterday that the party may be prepared to hold talks once Pheu Thai has made it clear that Part 112 will get left alone.
Gen Prayut had already left the UTN, so there was no place in referring to it as an” brother” party, Mr. Akanat continued.” But as to whether we may add, many issues still need to be discussed second.”
Senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha declared his readiness to support a new alliance candidate for prime minister, and Mr. Srettha is anticipated to win the position.
The MFP’s initial eight-party union, which included Pheu Thai and the FFP, was primarily made up of the two parties. After being proposed as prime minister on July 13, Mr. Pita was unable to secure the support of the legislature. The MFP therefore gave Pheu Thai the go-ahead to direct the formation of a partnership.
The MFP’s emphasis on changing Area 112 was met with opposition from the majority of senators and MPs.