The ongoing tussle between Move Forward and Pheu Thai — the nation’s two biggest parties — over who should hold the parliament president’s post is hardly surprising since both are not far apart in the number of seats they won in the polls, according to former parliament president Chuan Leekpai.
Each party is sticking to its demand to propose a candidate for the seat in a vote that is expected to be held on July 26, eight days before the new prime minister is elected in parliament.
