Wattana rejects secret Pheu Thai-military deal
Report claims party will be allowed to form govt
Pheu Thai party list MP Wattana Muangsuk has dismissed a news report that he struck a deal with Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon to allow the party to form the next government without fear of opposition from the military.
The Asia Times online newspaper on Wednesday posted a news story saying former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had sent Mr Wattana, a former commerce minister in the Thaksin administration, to hold "secret talks" with Gen Prawit in Brunei in February.
The report said the talks were aimed at avoiding fresh confrontations between the red shirts and the military after Sunday's election, and seeking reconciliation after the clashes in April and May last year between the military and red shirt protesters led by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD).
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