The Far Progressive Party of Thailand has been excluded from the coalition to form a cabinet, winning the election but finding it difficult to take office in the National Assembly | House of Commons | Thailand

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 13:10 PM

More than two months have passed since the election for the lower house of the Thai parliament, and the new government is still struggling to emerge. The Thai Party, which won the second most seats in the election, officially announced on the 2nd that its alliance with other small parties has decided not to form a coalition with the Far Progressive Party, which has the most seats. This means that the Far Progressive Party, the largest party in the House of Commons, will not come to power, but will become an opposition party.

This is a photo taken on July 4th of the election scene for the lower house of the Thai parliament. Shen Jizhong

Announce a breakup

On the same day, Chong Lanan Xijiao, the leader of the Thai Party, announced at a press conference: "The composition of the new government will not include the Far Progressive Party. The Thai Party will strive to obtain enough support votes, and the Far Progressive Party will become the opposition party. We will cooperate in a new form that benefits the people."

The Far Progressive Party of Thailand has been excluded from the coalition to form a cabinet, winning the election but finding it difficult to take office in the National Assembly | House of Commons | Thailand

The new party alliance composition will be announced on the 3rd.

On May 14th, Thailand held an election for the lower house of parliament, with the Far Progressive Party led by Pita Linchalunla winning 151 seats, giving the Thai party 141 seats. The Far Progressive Party subsequently convinced the Thai Party and six other small parties to form an eight party alliance, holding a total of 312 seats in the 500 seat lower house, and jointly elected Pita as the candidate for prime minister, in order to obtain authorization to form a new government through the vote of the prime minister candidate in the joint session of the upper and lower houses of parliament.

On July 19th, in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, the leader of the Far Progressive Party, Bhutta, spoke in parliament. Shen Jizhong

Pita needs to receive more than half of the support votes from 750 members of both houses. However, due to the fact that the majority of the 250 members of the House of Lords are conservatives appointed by the military and have consistently opposed some of the "radical" political views of the Far Progressive Party, in the first vote on July 13th, Pita only received 324 votes in support; On July 19th, during the second vote, the parliament simply rejected Pita's candidacy for prime minister. The Thai Constitutional Court also suspended Bhutta's membership as a member of parliament, citing allegations that he holds shares in a media company as a member and is suspected of violating election laws.

Given that the road to Prime Minister Pi Ta's election has been blocked, the Far Progressive Party immediately announced the transfer of leadership to the Thai Party. The latter thus faces the choice of whether to maintain an alliance with the Far Progressive Party. Some small parties emphasize that they will not cooperate with the Far Progressive Party, so Thai political analysts have generally predicted that if the Thai party wants to win the support of other parties to form a cabinet, it may have to "break up" with the Far Progressive Party.

Chong Lanan explained that the Thai party has done everything in its power to support the Far Progressive Party. The reason why it has decided not to form a coalition with the Far Progressive Party is because other parties and members of the military camp cannot accept the Far Progressive Party's proposal to amend the provisions related to the crime of blasphemy against the monarch in Thai law.

On July 13th, the leader of the Far Progressive Party, Pita Linchalunla, was interviewed by the media in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Teng

The Secretary General of the Far Progressive Party, Guetava Duraton, said that the reasons why other factions oppose the party's proposed amendment are just "excuses", "the old forces just don't want to see a government led by the Far Progressive Party.".

Some supporters of the Far Progressive Party gathered near the party headquarters to protest against the party's betrayal.

Far Progressive Party legislator Ransiman Romay told reporters that he is shocked by the Thai party's abandonment of its alliance with the Far Progressive Party. He said, "I thought we were married. Today... it feels like we're divorced."

On May 17th, pedestrians used scarves to shade the streets of Bangkok, Thailand. Shen Jizhong

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The new round of voting on the Prime Minister's candidate is scheduled for the 4th in the parliament. Chong Lanan said that the Thai party will nominate real estate tycoon Sita Taweixin as the candidate for prime minister.

Saita, who is 61 years old, was originally the co-founder and head of a large Thai real estate developer, Shangsi Rui Company. After joining the Thai party as a candidate for parliament, he resigned from his position in the company and transferred his shares to his family. Earlier this year, he was listed as one of the Prime Minister's nominated candidates by the Thai party.

The Thai Party originated from the former ruling party Thai Ait Thai Party founded by former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. After the Thaksin government was overthrown by a military coup in 2006, the Thai Love Thai Party was dissolved. The Thai party has absorbed most of the original support for the Thai Love Thai Party, and in this election, Thaksin Shinawatra's daughter, Bedongdan Sinawa, was elected as the candidate for prime minister. But the public opinion believes that Beidongdan's kinship with Thaksin is hindering her from gaining support from the anti Thaksin camp, and Seta, as a "new face in politics," is more favored.

On May 14th, Thailand's candidate for the Thai Prime Minister, Betongdan, voted at a polling station in Bangkok. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Teng

Pita, now 42 years old, comes from a wealthy family and graduated from Harvard University in the United States. After becoming the leader of the Far Progressive Party, he has won the support of many young voters with his image as a young entrepreneur advocating for change. The Far Progressive Party, which has only been established for ten years, emerged as a dark horse in this year's parliamentary elections. However, it faced resistance from the military and conservatives during its campaign to promote restrictions on the military's political influence in Thailand and revise laws on blasphemy against monarchs.

In 2014, the Thai military launched a coup, overthrowing the government led by then Prime Minister and Thaksin Shinawatra's sister, Yingluck Shinawatra. At that time, Army Commander Bayo Janoocha led the establishment of the National Committee for the Maintenance of Peace and Order, and later became Prime Minister. He continued to serve as Prime Minister in 2019 through parliamentary elections. In this year's election, Prayut ran for the next Prime Minister as a candidate for the Thai Solidarity Party, but the party, along with other political parties that support the military, won far fewer seats than the Far Progressive Party and the Wat Thai Party. Two days before the first vote on the Prime Minister candidate in parliament, Bayou announced his withdrawal from politics.

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