Move Forward Party announces 8-party coalition with eye on forming govt

Move Forward Party leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, holds hands with coalition party leaders following a meeting with coalition partners in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 18, 2023. - Reuters

BANGKOK (The Straits TimesAsia News Network): Thailand’s Move Forward Party (MFP) on Thursday (May 18) announced it has formed a coalition of eight political parties with a majority in the Lower House, even as potential opposition from appointed senators threatens to derail the coalition’s plans to form a government.

Led by MFP, which won 152 of the 500 seats in the House of Representatives, seven political parties with another 161 seats agreed to support MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid for premiership.