ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia The decision will make the party more reliant on the support of the military-backed parties whose dominance it has long opposed. Pheu Thai Party candidates Srettha Thavisin (right) and Paetongtarn Shinawatra (center) take part in an election campaign event on April 5, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Ing Shinawatra Advertisement Thailand’s Move Forward Party (MFP) … Read more
Advertisement This morning, another Thai political party announced that it would join the alliance led by the Pheu Thai Party (PTP), which is hoping to end a political deadlock that has persisted since the country’s general election in May. During a press conference this morning Varawut Silpa-archa, the leader of the Chart Thai Pattana Party, … Read more
Advertisement Nearly three months after Thai voters went to the polls to elect a new government, its possible shape and composition is only now starting to come into focus. Yesterday, the country’s second- and third-placed parties announced their intention to form a government, after the first-placed party – the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) – … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia The Pheu Thai Party has reportedly agreed to the Move Forward Party taking the role of house speaker, in exchange for the two deputy house speaker posts. Advertisement Thailand’s two main opposition parties have reportedly reached an agreement on how to allocate cabinet seats, including the house speaker role, in the country’s … Read more