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MYSTERIOUS: Historic win faces hurdles - What They Never Told You

Members of the Move Forward Party, with leader Pita Limjaroenrat in the middle, on Monday wave from an open-top vehicle on Ratchadamnoen Avenue near Democracy Monument, where they thanked supporters after the MFP scored a resounding victory in Sunday's election to become parliament's largest party. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

The Move Forward Party's (MFP) bid to form a governing coalition may not be plain sailing after a number of senators made it clear they will not support its prime ministerial candidate.

Under the constitution, the 250 senators appointed by the now-defunct National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) are allowed to join MPs in electing a prime minister in parliament.

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