Pheu Thai, MFP ink deal on House posts

The Pheu Thai Party has agreed to let the Move Forward Party (MFP) take the House speaker seat, on condition that it gets to name two deputy House speakers.

Pheu Thai deputy leader, Phumtham Wechayachai, said that as the runner-up in the election, the party has agreed to let the MFP, as the party which won the most votes, assume the House speaker position, in a bid to end the stalemate between the parties.

The parties had locked horns over the position, with Pheu Thai claiming that the since the MFP gets to pick who will lead the government’s executive branch, Pheu Thai should be allowed the House speaker post, which is the head of the government’s legislative branch.

Mr Phumtham said if the MFP is to get both the prime minister and House speaker seats, then Pheu Thai should get…