Both Prayut and Prawit are believed to retain their influence over many of the 250 senators they appointed while serving in the post-coup junta.
Prayut recently announced his retirement from politics, but Prawit is still the Palang Pracharath leader and its PM candidate.
Phumtham on Friday voiced his confidence that Pheu Thai would succeed in forming a new coalition government despite certain challenges.
He also dismissed as “pure rumours” media reports that Pheu Thai now had to deal with prospective coalition partners pushing for coveted ministerial posts. He said the current discussions mainly focused on whether those parties would vote for Pheu Thai’s PM candidate Srettha Thavisin.
Phumtham said he had phoned Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul to discuss the matter. “There’s no problem at all,” he said.
But he…
