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Battle for coveted speaker post rages on

The battle over who gets the House speaker post is to continue after Pheu Thai on Monday denied agreeing to let the Move Forward Party take the position as recently claimed by MFP secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon.

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Pita vs the 'judicialisation of politics'

More than one month has passed since the May 14 general election, and yet Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat's future is still hanging in the air as the controversy over his iTV shares, among other things, may nullify his bid to become prime minister.

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Organic law probe could doom Pita

The Election Commission (EC)'s decision to investigate Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat over whether he had violated the organic law on the election of members of parliament may lead to many senators voting against his bid for the prime minister post, according to a former commissioner.

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Sereepisuth offers S112 assurances

Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, leader of the Seri Ruam Thai Party, a member of the prospective coalition led by the Move Forward Party (MFP), has assured the Senate that he will not allow the lese majeste law to be amended, in what is seen as a bid to woo support…

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Democracy on the line

As voters bite their nails and wait to see poll winner Move Forward, runner-up Pheu Thai and six other parties form the next government, junta-appointed senator Jadet Insawang has rained on the parade by proposing the idea of a "national government".

Bangkok Post

Road ahead for MFP full of uncertainty

Given the majority of 313 House seats out of 500 won by the coalition parties led by the Move Forward Party (MFP), Pita Limjaroenrat, that party's prime ministerial candidate, should rightfully become Thailand's 30th prime minister.

Bangkok Post

MFP confident Pheu Thai won't walk away

Move Forward Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakun has expressed confidence that the Pheu Thai Party will not pull out of the coalition amid a disagreement over the post of House Speaker that both parties want.

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Rift over Speaker's job erupts

The Move Forward Party (MFP) has insisted the post of House Speaker should be filled by the MFP amid reports that its prospective coalition partner Pheu Thai wants it.

Bangkok Post

Sudden wage hike 'may lead to job losses'

The Move Forward Party (MFP) should let Pheu Thai handle the country's economic policy, business leaders said, warning that raising wages too high and too fast could lead to job losses due to workers being replaced by machines.

Bangkok Post

Democrats deny bid to join MFP-led coalition

Key Democrat figures on Friday rejected media reports that the party was seeking to join the coalition led by the Move Forward Party (MFP).

Bangkok Post

MFP victory one for the history books

The phenomenal victory of the Move Forward Party (MFP) has stunned its political opponents.

Bangkok Post

Parties jostle over cabinet posts

The Move Forward Party (MFP) is eyeing key cabinet posts dealing with finance, foreign affairs, defence and energy while Pheu Thai will be offered economic portfolios such as the transport, commerce, and industry ministries, sources said.

Bangkok Post

MFP dismisses Thaksin's remarks on 'swayed vote'

The Move Forward Party (MFP) has nothing to do with a network that fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra insinuated the party may have used to sway Sunday's election in its favour, deputy party leader Phicharn Chaowapatanawong said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Explainer-Likely coalition scenarios after Thailand's election

Thailand's two main opposition parties, which won big in Sunday's election and trounced parties backed by the powerful military, are seeking to put together a ruling coalition that has enough votes to install a pro-democracy prime minister.

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France 24

Changing of the guard? Thailand election winners challenge ruling establishment

Is Thailand at a turning point, or will the military-backed elites quickly call time on reform? High turnout in Sunday’s general election delivered an unprecedented result, with Pita Limjaroenrat's Move Forward party topping the populist Pheu Thai of Paethongtarn Shinawatra. Together, the pair blew away the United Thai National Party…

The Independent UK

What lies ahead for Thailand after dramatic opposition election win?

Thailand’s opposition has racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at stake in the race for the House of Representatives,, dealing a major blow to the establishment parties and a former general who led the Southeast Asian country since seizing power in a 2014 coup

The Guardian - UK

Opposition parties take lead in Thai election

Early counts appear to show firm rejection of government as Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties are neck and neck

Al Jazeera

What you need to know about Thailand’s general election

Voters are expected to deliver a strong mandate for change, but the royalist-military elite may seek to remain in power.

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A tumultuous two decades in Thailand's politics

Thailand has seen two coups, three prime ministers brought down by court rulings, intermittent violence and crippling colour-coded street demonstrations during two decades of political instability.

Al Jazeera

In Thailand’s north, opposition vies for votes in skewed system

Pheu Thai and MFP should be allies but the military’s outsized election influence forces them to fight for every seat.

The Guardian - UK

A new mother, a Harvard grad and a coup leader: who are Thailand’s election candidates?

This weekend’s election will see political royal Paetongtarn Shinawatra face off against army chiefs

Reuters

Thailand's Pita tops PM poll as opposition leads opinion surveys

Another opposition leader emerged as the favourite to be Thailand's next prime minister in a new opinion poll on Friday, just days out from an election that could see an end to nine years of military-backed government.

Bangkok Post

New mum Paetongtarn ‘ready’ to campaign again

Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Wednesday hailed her newborn son as her “secret power” and said she is ready to return to the election campaign trail for the Pheu Thai Party as soon as possible.

Bangkok Post

Paetongtarn top choice for PM among Nakhon Sawan voters: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party is the top choice for the post of prime minister among voters in the upper Central province of Nakhon Sawan, followed by Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration,…

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai opens poll fraud centre

The Pheu Thai Party opened its Election Fraud Protection Centre on Friday, with Pol Maj Gen Surasit Sangkhaphong -- the former governor of the Government Lottery Office -- as its leader.

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