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House speaker dispute not settled, says Pheu Thai

Decision only after election results are officially endorsed

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, centre, and leaders of seven other parties at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters on June 7. (File photo)

Pheu Thai deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday it had not been agreed which party would take the post of House speaker in the planned coalition government headed by the Move Forward Party.

Mr Phumtham said his comments on Sunday had been misinterpreted in stories quoting him as saying the issue had been settled between the two parties, and Pheu Thai had conceded the post

“I said that the political party which comes first (with the most MPs) should get the House speaker’s post,…

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