By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD AND PHEU THAI are scheduled to hold final talks on the House Speaker and Deputy House Speaker seats next Wednesday. Pheu Thai secretary-general Prasert Chanthararuangthong confirmed today (June 23) the negotiators of the largest elected party with a command of 151 MPs and the second largest elected
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Chuan: Party with most MPs should get House speaker post
FORMER prime minister and parliament president Chuan Leekpai said today (June 23) that the party that obtained the most number of MPs should get both the premiership and the House speaker post with this referring to Move Forward which got 151 seats and Phue Thai 142 seats having tussled over the latter position, Matichon
Read moreAll Pheu Thai MPs urged to follow party’s resolution on House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (June 22) suggested all Pheu Thai MPs abide by their own party’s resolution to endorse the naming of a Move Forward candidate for House Speaker early next month. Though all 141 MPs of the second largest elected party are primarily free to pick anyone
Read moreChonlanan spurns offers of House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (June 21) said he will immediately spurn possible offers for him to assume the House Speaker seat. During today’s partisan workshop for all 141 Pheu Thai MPs at a Bangkok hotel, Chonlanan said he will unreluctantly reject offers of the House Speaker seat for
Read morePheu Thai to take both Deputy House Speaker seats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI HAS AGREED to take a couple of Deputy House Speaker posts whilst leaving the House Speaker seat to the Move Forward as the largest elected party, confirmed a deputy Pheu Thai leader today (June 18). Bhumtham Wechayachai said the Pheu Thai has offered to give up the
Read moreMove Forward still insists on House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD STILL INSISTS that the House Speaker seat should belong to the largest elected party, confirmed Move Forward spokesman Rangsiman Rome today (June 17). Negotiations between Move Forward and Pheu Thai representatives over the top post of the legislative branch may have quietly come to a close with
Read morePita allays fears of possible snags over rise to PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE PITA Limjaroenrat today (June 7) allayed fears among members of the public that a Move Forward-led coalition government with himself taking the helm could possibly turn out to be a fiasco due to certain hurdles. In a press conference at the Pheu Thai headquarters, Pita suggested the people
Read moreMove Forward-led coalition to remain intact amid electoral wrongdoing charges: Prasert
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MOVE FORWARD-LED coalition government will remain intact even if dozens of their MP-designates may have been involved in alleged electoral rigging or vote-buying in the May 14 election, said Pheu Thai secretary-general Prasert Chanthararuangthong today (June 4). Though an estimated 20 MP-designates who have contested the general election in
Read moreTransition panel set up to work on Move Forward-led coalition’s policies
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NINE-PERSON TRANSITION committee was today (May 30) set up to sort out and streamline the campaign policies of a Move Forward-led, eight-partner coalition government. Move Forward leader/top candidate for prime minister Pita Limjaroenrat was named chairman of the transition committee to which 23 working teams will be attached, including
Read morePrawit denies involvement in Chakthip/Settha/Anutin meeting at Leicester stadium
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH LEADER Prawit Wongsuwan today (May 30) dismissed criticism that he had sent former police chief Chakthip Chaijinda negotiating a possible Pheu Thai-led coalition government in which his own party might probably be included during a Sunday soccer match in Leicester City, England. Prawit categorically denied he had been
Read morePheu Thai/Move Forward woes over 8-partner coalition have eased: Chaithawat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CONCERNS OVER A MOVE FORWARD-LED, eight-partner coalition have been considerably lessened amongst the Pheu Thai and Move Forward leaderships, said Move Forward secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon today (May 29). Chaithawat downplayed criticism that the Pheu Thai might possibly look to steal the opportunity from the Move Forward to the extent that
Read moreThaksin puzzled by Chuwit’s allegations
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra tweeted last night (May 28) that he is puzzled by a secret deal alleged by former MP and graft-buster Chuwit Kamolvisit claiming Pheu Thai Party is linking up with a few other camps in setting up a coalition government without Move Forward Party with this including a special package
Read morePheu Thai to hold talks with Move Forward on House Speaker tussles
A SENIOR Pheu Thai Party executive said his camp is gearing up to hold talks with Move Forward Party on the tug of war for the House Speaker post and expects a solution to emerge, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (May 27). Mr. Prasert Chanruangthong, Pheu Thai’s secretary-general, said representatives of the two parties
Read moreHidden Pheu Thai agenda behind tug of war for House Speaker post
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ADAMANT DEMAND raised by the Pheu Thai for the top post of the legislative branch is primarily designed to streamline the possible naming of a Pheu Thai candidate for prime minister, partisan sources said today (May 26). The Pheu Thai under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra is known
Read moreThaksin reserved, patient over Move Forward/Pheu Thai tussles
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI PARTY BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has been unusually reserved and patient over an apparent inter-party conflict between the Move Forward and his own camp. The deposed prime minister has only tweeted to say “sounds familiar” in response to emotion-filled, belligerent remarks made by one of his supporters
Read moreTop news anchor reveals 8.5 to 1 formula for sharing cabinet portfolios
FAMOUS television news anchor Sorayuth Suthassanachinda said in his TV Channel 3 programme this morning (May 25) that under the 8.5 to 1 cabinet portfolio division formula of the tentative eight-party coalition government headed by Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat his party will control security and public affairs while Pheu Thai economy, Sanook.com said.
Read morePrawit dismisses hearsay of quitting as Palang Pracharath leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH LEADER Prawit Wongsuwan today (May 23) categorically dismissed hearsay that he will soon call it quits to prompt a possible exodus of 41 MPs from his otherwise-opposition party to the Pheu Thai camp. Prawit told reporters at Government House such a thought of resigning as the Palang Pracharath
Read morePalang Pracharath might be dissolved to make Pheu Thai new core of coalition govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN A POSSIBLE TWIST of power play, the Palang Pracharath might dissolve their military-installed party with all 41 Palang Pracharath MPs set to join the Pheu Thai to make it the largest party and core of a coalition government in place of the Move Forward, partisan sources said today (May
Read moreMove Forward-led coalition partners sign MoU
By Thai Newsroom Reporters EIGHT PARTNERS OF A Move Forward-led coalition government today (May 22) signed a joint MoU to keep them all working together in shared pursuit of optimum interests of the people and country prior to the planned naming of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister. The leaders of the
Read moreLeaders of Move Forward-led coalition hold first meeting
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LEADERS OF SEVEN PARTIES which have tentatively formed a Move Forward-led coalition government following Sunday’s general election today (May 17) held their first meeting at a ritzy Bangkok restaurant. Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat and Move Forward secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon held an informal talk over dinner about the Move
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