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Report of Pheu Thai-PPRP ‘secret deal’ denied

Phumtham Wechayachai, a deputy leader of the Pheu Thai party.

There is no “secret deal” between Pheu Thai and Palang Pracharath parties to form a government with Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, the PPRP leader, as prime minister, Pheu Thai deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday.

Mr Phumtham was responding to a report quoting Wirach Ratanasate, a PPRP deputy leader, as saying that such a deal had been reached between some members of Pheu Thai and PPRP.

He said only the party’s executive committee had the authority to decide which parties Pheu Thai would join with to form a government, based on the number of MPs each party had.

“What we need today is for the party to win 310 House seats straight up. The problem is the 250 senators…

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