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Thai Parliament says it will try to pick a prime minister next week after 2 unsuccessful attempts

Thailand’s Parliament says it will try to pick a new prime minister next week following two unsuccessful attempts, as political uncertainty grows more than two months after the country’s election

The Independent UK

Thailand's divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra readies return during political turmoil

Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, a billionaire populist who was ousted by a 2006 military coup, plans to return home next month from years of self-imposed exile, as Thailand grapples with the unexpectedly difficult task of naming a new prime minister

The Independent UK

Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand next month, daughter says

Influential figure who has spent 15 years in exile is set for comeback at a time of political crisis in homeland

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Final straw? Choc-mint drink becomes symbol of political betrayal in Thailand

Cafes refuse to sell Pheu Thai party candidate’s favourite beverage amid fears of plot to ice-out coalition partners

The Guardian - UK

MFP still hopes it can renominate Pita for PM

Election winners Move Forward still hope they can renominate party leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister and that senators will give him enough support.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai to decide Move Forward's fate

The eight-party alliance will meet on Tuesday to conclude whether the Move Forward Party (MFP) will still join them in forming the new government after other parties refused to support the coalition in a prime ministerial vote if MFP stays on.

Bangkok Post

Subverting the mandate: On the Thai elections and the military establishment

The May election results were an opportunity for the junta in Thailand to cede power to a legitimate government

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Protesters in the Thai capital calls on senators to approve vote winners' choice for prime minister

Hundreds of people have rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok to demand that conservative members of the Senate stop blocking the naming of a prime minister belonging to a winning coalition from May’s general election, a stance that risks a potentially destabilizing deadlock

The Independent UK

Blocked from power, 8-party Thai coalition says it will negotiate with conservative opponents

A coalition of Thai political parties, struggling to form a government after two failed attempts, says it will try again next week to persuade conservative parliamentary opponents to back it, and suggested it might consider removing its most progressive member which won May’s election

The Independent UK

Move Forward steps back for Pheu Thai

The Move Forward Party (MFP) has announced its decision to step back and allow the Pheu Thai Party to take charge of forming a government.

Bangkok Post

Srettha: Pheu Thai-led coalition won't touch lese-majeste law

The Pheu Thai Party will not change the lese-majeste law if it leads a government, says prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin, adding that the shape of a Pheu Thai-led coalition has not been finalised.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai aims to form govt

The Pheu Thai Party has emerged in pole position to form a new government after parliament on Wednesday rejected a bid to renominate Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat for a prime ministerial vote.

Bangkok Post

Parliament rejects Pita's renomination for PM

The joint House and Senate sitting voted on Wednesday to reject the renomination of Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister because a parliamentary regulation bans it.

Bangkok Post

Protests in Thailand as rivals derail Pita’s PM bid

Thai parliament blocks Move Forward Party’s progressive leader from renomination for prime minister, prompting protests.

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Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai eyes MFP-free bloc

Pheu Thai is ready to form a coalition without the Move Forward Party (MFP) and it will bring in parties from the outgoing government if MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat fails to secure enough support to become prime minister in parliament on Wednesday, according to Pheu Thai sources.

The Independent UK

Thai election winner set to make last stand in contentious bid to become prime minister

The leader of Thailand’s Move Forward Party is expected to get a last chance to win parliament's confirmation as the country’s next prime minister

Bangkok Post

Srettha 'ready to be PM'

Srettha Thavisin, one of the Pheu Thai Party's three prime minister candidates, has declared himself ready to become prime minister if he wins the trust of his party to take on the top job.

Bangkok Post

Pita to get 1 more shot at PM position

Eight coalition allies on Monday evening agreed to renominate Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat as the prime minister on Wednesday – but if he fails again, the Pheu Thai Party will have the next chance.

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Thai prime minister hopeful says he's open to let partner party contend for the job if his bid fails

The candidate who led his party to first place in Thailand's general election in May says he's open to bowing out of contention for new prime minister if he can't win in a second round of voting in Parliament

Bangkok Post

Best of friends or enemies?

The Pheu Thai and the Move Forward parties will have an adversarial relationship right through to the next election and beyond, according to a political analyst.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai looms large as potential coalition leader

The Pheu Thai Party has a good chance to become the leader of a new coalition if the Move Forward Party (MFP) and its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, can't win the parliamentary selection of the new prime minister, a political science academic said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Lawmakers to hold new PM vote July 19 after reformist Pita stumbles

Parliament confirmed Friday it would vote again for a new prime minister next week, after military-appointed lawmakers foiled liberal frontrunner Pita Limjaroenrat's bid for the top job.

Bangkok Post

Investors advised to await clearer political signals

Investors are urged to hold some cash amid the political uncertainty and demonstrations, while any outcome from the parliamentary vote for prime minister will be positive for the stock market because it would provide clarity about Thai politics, say analysts.

France 24

Thai lawmakers set to choose a new prime minister

Thai lawmakers are gathering Thursday to select a new prime minister, a process whose outcome is far from certain even though the country’s most progressive party won both the popular vote and the most seats in the House of Representatives in the most recent election.

Bangkok Post

Pita’s chances in PM vote look grim

The prime minister vote occurs on Thursday, and the odds are not in favour of Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat emerging as the country’s next leader.

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