Pheu Thai brings 6 parties into alliance
published : 9 Aug 2023 at 14:57
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
The Pheu Thai Party has brought six more political parties into its alliance to form a coalition government, lifting the total number of House seats in the group to 238.
Key members of Pheu Thai and the six new parties announced their alliance at parliament on Wednesday. The other parties are – Prachachart (9 House seats), Pheu Thai Ruam Palang (2), Charthaipattanakla (2), Seri Ruam Thai (1), Palang Sangkhom Mai (1) and The Thongtee Thai Party (The Party of Thai Counties), which has one MP and was formed by former village chiefs, health volunteers and other civil servants.
Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew said his party had now secured 238 House seats in its bid to form a Pheu Thai-led coalition government.
Pheu Thai and all its coalition partners were hopeful they could ease political tensions and would seek support from all sides, elected MPs and senators, for its candidate for prime minister, Dr Cholnan said.
On Monday, the leaders of the Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties announced they would be the core of a bid to form a new coalition government. The two parties have 212 seats in total in the House of Representatives. The six new parties bring another 16 seats.
Pheu Thai came second in the May 14 general election with 141 House seats, followed by Bhumjaithai with 71.
On Aug 2, Pheu Thai dumped the election-winning Move Forward Party (MFP) and pulled out of the agreement signed with the seven other original alllies seeking to form a coalition government.
Pheu Thai said it would nominate its own candidate for prime minister, Srettha Thavisin.
Vocabulary
- alliance: a coalition; an arrangement to work together - พันธมิตร
- ally: a person who helps and supports somebody who is in a difficult situation, especially a politician - คนหรือประเทศที่อยู่ในกลุ่มเดียวกัน, พันธมิตร
- bid: an attempt to do something - ความพยายาม
- chief: a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organisation - หัวหน้า, ผู้นำ
- civil servants: people who work in the government departments responsible for putting central government plans into action - ข้าราชการ
- coalition: a temporary union of different political parties that agree to form a government together - พรรคร่วมรัฐบาล
- House: House of Representatives - สภา
- party (noun): one of the people or groups of people involved in a situation, an official argument or arrangement - คู่กรณี
- seat: a position in a committee, group or organization -
- secure: to get or achieve something -
- senator: a member of the Senate - วุฒิสมาชิก
- tension: the feeling caused by a lack of trust between people, groups or countries - ความตึงเครียด
