Pheu Thai gain backing from rival party to form government


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  • Thursday, 17 Aug 2023

FILE PHOTO: Pheu Thai Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew speaks during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, August 2, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Pheu Thai Party on Thursday gained support from a rival military-backed party, potentially boosting it in its bid to form a government ahead of a prime ministerial vote in parliament next week.

The United Thai Nation Party or UTN, the party that fielded former coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as its prime ministerial candidate in the May election, said on Thursday that it will help Pheu Thai form a government.

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