The Pheu Thai party has assigned Suriya Juangroongruangkit, a key member, to head a small team to approach senators individually, seeking their support for the party’s bid to form the government and its prime ministerial candidate, to be selected by the parliament on July 27th.
Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew said today (Sunday) that they must approach the senators individually and treat them with respect.
He also defended the party’s move to approach other parties, to sound them out about the government’s formation, after Pheu Thai took over from the Move Forward party in leading the coalition.
Chonlanan, party secretary-general Prasert Chanthararuangthong and deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai met with representatives of the Bhumjaithai, United Thai Nation and Chart Pattana Kla parties informally yesterday (Saturday), to hear their opinions about ways to resolve the current political stalemate.
Pheu Thai are also meeting separately with core members of the Chartthaipattana and Palang Pracharath parties at its head office today.
Bhumjaithai, United Thai Nation and Chart Pattana Kla parties have separately informed Pheu Thai that they are against amending the lèse majesté law and will not work with any party advocating such an amendment.
Chartthaipattana leader Varawut Silpa-archa told the media, before the meeting with Pheu Thai, that his party opposes amending or abrogating the lèse majesté law and will not associate with any party which harbours ill intent towards the three pillars of Thai society, namely the Nation, the Religion and the Monarchy.
He also said that the party is ready to endorse Pheu Thai’s prime ministerial candidate, on the condition that the Move Forward party is not -in the coalition government.
Most senators are also against amending the lèse majesté law and do not want Move Forward to be a part of the new government.
