Pheu Thai Party announces 11-party coalition ahead of Thai Prime Minister election

The announcement came a day before Thailand’s parliament is scheduled to vote on whether to approve Srettha’s nomination as prime minister. Srettha needs 375 votes from both the upper and lower houses to be approved as prime minister and form the next government.

Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin attends a meeting of party members at the party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 21.

Pheu Thai, which came in second in the May 14 Thai House of Representatives election with 141 elected lawmakers, is the party with the largest number of elected lawmakers in the 11-party coalition, according to the Bangkok Post .

The other three allies, the Bhumjaithai Party with 71 seats, the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) with 40 seats and the United Thai National Party (UTN) with 36 seats, came third, fourth and fifth respectively in the election.

The party that won the most seats in the election was the Move Forward Party (MFP) with 151 seats, but its attempt to form a government failed. Pheu Thai withdrew from the eight-party coalition led by the MFP this month.

At a press conference this afternoon, Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew said the party will have eight ministers and nine deputy ministers, including the head of the Prime Minister's Office. Bhumjaithai will have four ministers and four deputy ministers; PPPP will have two ministers and two deputies, and UTN will have two ministers and two deputies.

Pheu Thai said it would lead a coalition government and deliver on its promises, including tackling corruption and raising the minimum wage. The party also said it would push for constitutional changes to make the constitution more democratic, but would stay away from amending laws related to the monarchy, according to Reuters.

Previously, the MFP's plan to partially change the lese majeste law was the main reason why the party's attempt to form a government collapsed. The MFP refused to support Pheu Thai's multi-party effort, according to Reuters.

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