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Pheu Thai resolves to get House speaker post

The Pheu Thai Party has resolved to seek the post of House speaker and asked its negotiating team to discuss the issue with the coalition-leading Move Forward Party on Wednesday, according to a party source.

Bangkok Post

US ambassador dismisses claims of American interference in Thailand's elections

The U.S. ambassador to Thailand has dismissed claims of American interference in recent elections as a “disservice” to the Thai people

The Independent UK

House now has only 499 MPs

The House of Representatives now has 499 members, one short of the full complement of 500, following Move Forward Party (MFP) list-MP Nateepat Kulsetthasitha's formal conviction and sentencing for drunk driving two days after the general election.

Bangkok Post

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Move Foward's Pita urged to reveal details of land sale

Political activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana on Monday called on Move Forward Party (MFP) leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat to disclose details involving the sale of a 14-rai land plot he owned in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Pran Buri district.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai heaps pressure on MFP's Pita

141 versus 151? They are not three-digit lottery numbers, but the number of the Pheu Thai Party's seats in the House of Representatives compared to those of the Move Forward Party.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai to finalise speaker stance on Tuesday

The Pheu Thai Party aims to finalise its stance on the selection of the House speaker on Tuesday, a day ahead of a planned meeting with the coalition-leading Move Forward Party (MFP) to resolve the dispute.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai leader: Party wants Speaker's post

The leader of the Pheu Thai Party says the party is placing more weight on its members’ views than those of coalition allies, and most Pheu Thai members want the party to have the House speaker’s post.

Bangkok Post

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List MP confirms she'll resign after drink driving conviction

Move Forward Party list MP-elect Nateepat Kulsetthasith has confirmed her intention to resign her seat after beng charged with drink-driving last month.

Bangkok Post

A ‘new generation’ of women set to shake up politics in Thailand

Incoming MPs see their gender as a strength and are determined to push through the reforms Thai people voted for.

Al Jazeera

Pita tests positive for Covid

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat says he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be self-isolating for a few days.

Bangkok Post

House speaker dispute not settled, says Pheu Thai

Pheu Thai deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday it had not been agreed which party would take the post of House speaker in the planned coalition government headed by the Move Forward Party.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai 'concedes' House Speaker post to Move Forward

The Pheu Thai Party has decided to concede the post of House Speaker to the Move Forward Party - with Pheu Thai taking the two deputy House Speaker posts - in order to end the dispute between the two parties over the matter, Pheu Thai deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai said…

Bangkok Post

Move Forward fever grips SE Asia

The Move Forward Party's (MFP) triumph in the general election has sparked new hope for political change in the region, as experts expect the ascendance of an MFP-led progressive government will help shift the landscape of international relations in Southeast Asia toward a more liberal democracy.

Bangkok Post

Thailand in limbo as Move Forward’s electoral impetus hits political roadblocks

Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat becoming mired in inquiries into his eligibility and still faces the uncertainty of a vote in the military-appointed Senate

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New govt needed to stem fund exodus, says Srettha

Thailand needs to install a new coalition government headed by prime ministerial frontrunner and Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat at the earliest to allay investor concerns and stem an exodus of foreign funds from the nation’s stocks and bonds, according to Srettha Thavisin, a core member of the…

Bangkok Post

Bhumjaithai denies any role in iTV case

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul says a former MP candidate of the party was acting strictly in a personal capacity when he filed a complaint about media share ownership against Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat.

Bangkok Post

Senators still the biggest threat to Pita

The Election Commission has resolved unanimously by six votes to zero to reject three complaints challenging the qualifications of Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat to contest the May 14 general election as a party-list candidate on ground the complaints were not lodged within the legal time limit.

Bangkok Post

Will post-2023 culture shock see progressives thrive?

Move Forward, an off-shoot of the now-defunct Future Forward Party, signifies a wind of change, a new direction for the country. Unlike other parties, the MFP's ambition is broader and aims to change the country not only politically but culturally too. The party has allied itself with young people with…

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EC votes to investigate Pita

The Election Commission has thrown out three complaints related to media share ownership against Move Forward Party (MFP) leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat — but he is far from in the clear.

Bangkok Post

40 highway police sidelined over bribery

Forty highway police officers have been transferred for alleged involvement in the overloaded truck bribe-sticker scandal, as an anti-graft panel widens its investigation.

Bangkok Post

EC yet to accept iTV case against Pita

The Election Commission (EC) says it is still considering whether to accept a complaint filed against Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat over his shareholding in a media company.

Bangkok Post

Stock investor sentiment at 8-month low

Uncertainty over the formation of a new government has dragged investor confidence in the country’s stock market to an eight-month low, a capital markets group said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

MFP denies policy to repatriate migrant workers

The Move Forward Party on Wednesday denied reports alleging that it has a policy to repatriate migrant workers from neighbouring countries.

Bangkok Post

US to support 'effective, stable, democratic govt' in Thailand

WASHINGTON: Thailand is in a "delicate phase" after the May 14 election and the goal of the United States is to support an "effective, stable, democratic government" there, a top US official for the Indo-Pacific region said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Cambodian PM falsely claims MFP would expel migrants

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has falsely claimed that the election-winning Move Forward Party plans to expel Cambodian workers from Thailand.

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