BANGKOK: Thailand's opposition Pheu Thai party said on Monday (May 15) that it was willing to join a coalition government led by the reformist Move Forward Party, after
Thailand's opposition Pheu Thai party said on Monday that it was willing to join a coalition government led by the reformist Move Forward Party, afterMove Forward Party is on course to be the biggest party in parliament, and Pheu Thai said it would accept leader Pita Limjaroenrat's invitation to join a coalition, saying he had earned the right to lead the government.
In a sign of the potential flashpoints ahead, Pita on Monday repeated a promise to reform the lese majeste law that imposes harsh prison terms for insulting the monarchy. "Pheu Thai has a clear stand that we won't abolish 112 but there can be a discussion about the law in parliament," she said.HURDLES TO SECURE POWER
The new premier will be chosen jointly by the 500 elected MPs in the lower house, plus 250 senate members appointed by Prayut's junta.
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