Bangkok PostOn August 1st, it was reported that,ThailandThe Thai Party has reached an agreement with conservatives, including the former ruling National Power Party, to abandon the Far Progressive Party, which won the most seats in the general election, and form a ten party alliance.

The Far Progressive PartyAfter becoming the party with the most seats in the Thai general election held in May,onceInvite the Thai Party to form a cabinet together. The Thai party also agreed to support the leader of the Far Progressive Party, Pita, as a candidate for prime minister. However, Pita failed to win enough support from both houses of parliament during his first nomination, and was blocked from making the nomination in the second attempt.

Pita's Far Progressive Party is determined to amend Thailand's offensive monarchy law, which is its main conflict with some members of the House of Lords. This law stipulates that the Thai royal family cannot be offended if it violates or results in the highest15 years of imprisonment. Since 2020, over 250 people have been punished for this law, including several children, which has sparked large-scale protests in Thailand.

becauseThe leader of the Far Progressive Party, Pita, was obstructed by the House of Lords and failed in his parliamentary bid for Prime Minister last month. The Kadima Party subsequently announcedGive way to the Thai government, the second largest party in the House of Commons.

At a press conference held in Bangkok, the leader of the Thai Party, Chun Ranan, pointed out that the Thai Party has made every effort to support the formation of the Far Progressive Party's cabinet, but in the face of strong opposition from conservatives, the Thai Party has now had to part ways with its allies.

stayAmong the 10 parties, 5 are new partners of the Thai Party, namely the Citizen Power Party, as well as the Thai Pride Party, Democratic Party, Thai Development Party, and Brave National Development Party.

anotherFour are members of the eight party alliance formed after the May 14th general election, namely the Thai National Party, Thai Solidarity Forces Party, Thai Liberal Party, and New Social Forces Party.

If the alliance is successfulTen political parties hold a total of 302 seats in the House of Commons, but still cannot cross the threshold of at least 375 seats required for the Prime Minister to pass. However, without the Kadima Party, they are more likely to gain the support of the upper house and form a government.

Peng Tan, Deputy Leader of the Thai Party, mentioned earlier that these MPs and MPs insist that they will only vote for the Prime Minister candidate of the Thai Party if the Kadima Party is excluded from the alliance.

He, who is expected to be nominated as Prime Minister by the Thai party, expressed support for amending the Offensive Monarchy Law during his election campaign. But heagainChange your mouth during the interview. The real estate tycoon said that if nominated as Prime Minister, he would not offend the monarchy.

On August 3rd, the President of the Thai Parliament and Speaker of the House of Commons, Wan Muhammad Nur Mata,Also known asVano,Order a postponement originally scheduled forThe third round of the Prime Minister election, held on August 4th, will vote for a joint parliamentary meeting. The specific voting time is yet to be determined.