The premier is preparing to form a cabinet from a crowded 11-party alliance.
Thailand’s prime minister Srettha Thavisin meets with predecessor Prayuth Chan-o-cha in Bangkok today.
Srettha sailed through a parliamentary vote to become premier on Tuesday and will head a tricky coalition that includes parties backed by the military, which has repeatedly manoeuvred to topple governments led by his Pheu Thai Party. Real estate tycoon Srettha was thrust into politics just a few months ago and has no experience in government.Speculation has been rife that Srettha’s surprisingly smooth ascent to the top job is part of a secret deal between warring elites in Thailand that included Tuesday’s dramatic homecoming of Pheu Thai’s billionaire figurehead, Thaksin Shinawatra, after 15 years in self-exile.
He and Pheu Thai have denied the existence of a deal with their rivals in the military and conservative establishment.
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