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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Move Forward’s dilemma – Endorse Pheu Thai-led coalition or not?

Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat, deputy secretary general of the Move Forward party, asks his followers in a Facebook post whether the party should support the coalition being formed by the Pheu Thai party.

The Move Forward party has been denied everything to which it believes it was entitled, despite being the biggest winner in the May 2023 general election. It has lost its bid for the House speakership. Its leader Pita Limjaroenrat has been denied the premiership, and worse still, instead of being at the core of a coalition government, it is now a mere step away from being consigned to the opposition.

On top of all this, it is now facing a new dilemma. Should it endorse the ongoing efforts by its erstwhile political ally to form a coalition or not?

Pheu Thai now claims to have mustered enough support from various political parties to set up a majority government. The first hurdle it…

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