The ruling junta showed no sign giving up on its goal to keep former army chief and coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as prime minister
Palang Pracharath Party spokesman Kobsak Phutrakul, right, Secretary-General Sonthirat Sonthisajirawong and leader Uttama Savanayana on a vehicle to thank people who came out to vote at the party headquarters in Bangkok on March 27, 2019.Thailand’s opposition “democratic front” of seven parties on Wednesday said it had won a majority in the lower house of parliament after a messy election, and had the right to try to form a government after five years of military rule.
The post-election standoff could raise tension just as the Southeast Asian country prepares for the elaborate coronation of its new king in May. The largest alliance in the lower house should be given the right to try to form a government, she added. Responding to speculation that Pheu Thai would offer the top post to Bhumjaithai’s leader, Anutin Charnvirakul, to win him over, Phumtham said, “We haven’t made him that offer.”A fuller picture of the lower house makeup could emerge on Friday, when the election commission releases vote tallies for each constituency, used to determine the allocation of the other 150 party seats under a complex formula.
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