Pro-royalist members of Thailand’s upper house are facing mounting pressure to back Pita Limjaroenrat as the country’s next premier, after the Move Forward leader staked a claim to form a coalition government of pro-democracy parties. Know more:
Pro-royalist members of Thailand’s upper house are facing mounting pressure to back Pita Limjaroenrat as the country’s next premier, after the Move Forward leader staked a claim to form a coalition government of pro-democracy parties that swept Sunday’s election.
“Pita has a defective political attitude,” said Senator Chadej Insawang, one of the lawmakers objecting to the 42-year-old party leader. “I can’t accept that. I’ve vowed to be loyal to the monarchy.” “Pita faces an uphill battle as he needs to somehow convince nearly 70 Senators to actively vote for him, but Move Forward’s policy proposals are considered radical by Thai standards,” said Peter Mumford, Southeast Asia practice head at risk consultancy Eurasia Group.
Both the Bhumjaithai and Democrat parties said on Tuesday they agreed that the party with the most seats should get the first chance to form a coalition government, but they’ve remained quiet so far on how they would vote regarding Pita’s leadership specifically.
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