The eight coalition parties, led by Move Forward, have decided to postpone their meeting to discuss the formation of a new government from June 20th to June 22nd, to await the Election Commission’s (EC) official confirmation of the May 14th general election results, expected on June 21st.
An informed coalition source said that the EC’s official confirmation will provide a clearer picture of how many constituency and party-list seats each coalition party has won, which is a key factor in determining how many cabinet seats they will get.
The EC is expected to announce the confirmed election results of 100 party-list MPs and 400 constituency MPs-elect, except for the 71 whose cases are under investigation. The 71 “problematic” constituency MPs-elect include 21 from the Bhumjaithai party, 17 from Pheu Thai, 16 from Palang Pracharath, 6 from Move Forward, 3 each from Democrat and United Thai Nation, 2 from Thai Sang Thai and 1 from Pheu Thai Ruam Palang.
The meeting, which will take place at the Move Forward party headquarters, is also expected to discuss reports from the transition committee.
Meanwhile, the transition committee, chaired by Move Forward party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat, will meet on June 20th at the Thai Sang Thai party headquarters, to update reports from all the working groups on various issues.
The tussle between the Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties over the House speaker remains unresolved.
The eight coalition parties are Move Forward, Pheu Thai, Thai Sang Thai, Prachachart, Seree Ruam Thai (Thai Liberal), Pheu Thai Ruam Palang, FAIR and Plung Sungkom Mai.
