Thailand's two main opposition parties agree to form a ruling coalition after they trounced in a weekend of election military-backed rivals that have controlled government for nearly a decade.
abc.net.au/news/thais-cheer-poll-winner-as-opposition-parties-agree-to-coalition/102349766Thailand's two main opposition parties have agreed to form a ruling coalition after they trounced military-backed rivals that have controlled government for nearly a decade.The Move Forward party and Pheu Thai must try to form a new government and not be stymied by a junta-appointed Senate
Their alliance would need to ensure its efforts to form a new government would not be stymied by a junta-appointed Senate, which gets to vote on a prime minister in a bicameral sitting of the 750-member legislature, and has a record of favouring conservative parties led by generals. Move Forward was galvanised by a wave of excitement among the youth over its liberal agenda and promises of bold changes.
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