Pheu Thai-Led Coalition Govt Now Has 314 MPs

[webfact]

 

THE PHEU THA-LED coalition government now has mustered a combined force of 314 MPs including those of the “uncles’ camps” on their side, confirmed Pheu Thai wheeler-dealer Bhumtham Wechayachai.

 

The 314-MPs-strong coalition partners include the Pheu Thai under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra with 141 MPs, the Bhumjaithai under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob with 71 MPs, the Palang Pracharath led by Prawit “Uncle Pom” Wongsuwan with 40 MPs, the Ruam Thai Sang Chart under de facto party boss/caretaker prime minister Prayut “Uncle Tu” Chan-o-cha with 36 MPs, the Chart Thai Pattana led by Varawut Silpa-archa with 10 MPs and the Prachachart led by House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha with nine MPs plus those of six splinter parties with only one MP or two each.

 

Bhumtham, known as Thaksin’s right-hand man, said Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew, Pheu Thai secretary-general Prasert Chanthararuangthong and himself have reached an initial agreement with their Ruam Thai Sang Chart counterparts to the extent that Prayut’s camp be jumping onto the Pheu Thai bandwagon as the last coalition partner.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

Pheu Thai wheeler-dealer Bhumtham Wechayachai. Top photo: Thai Rath

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/08/17/pheu-thai-led-coalition-govt-now-has-314-mps/

 

-- THAI NEWSROOM 2023-08-18

 

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[pegman]

Can someone explain how Bhumjaithai Party only received 3% of the vote for its riding candidates but enough votes for their party list to end up with 70 MP's? 

[Lucky Bones]

9 minutes ago, pegman said:

Can someone explain how Bhumjaithai Party only received 3% of the vote for its riding candidates but enough votes for their party list to end up with 70 MP's? 

Toot Toot.

Gravy train now departing.????????

[ExpatOilWorker]

1 hour ago, pegman said:

Can someone explain how Bhumjaithai Party only received 3% of the vote for its riding candidates but enough votes for their party list to end up with 70 MP's? 

The Bhumjaithai Party has now emerged with 71 seats including 17.75% of the constituency-level seats available while only registering 1.138 million votes nationwide out of 37,522,746 voters in the party list vote or 3% of the vote which is what the pre-election opinion polls were showing.

[ikke1959]

There will be a non workable situation, as there are a lot of conflicts of interests in this Government. I foresee a short term before new elections will be held

[rabas]

23 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

There will be a non workable situation, as there are a lot of conflicts of interests in this Government. I foresee a short term before new elections will be held

Or, an ideal situation where a weakened squabbling old guard balanced by a new growing MFP opposition, giving the fledgling MFP time to learn how to introduce new ideas.

 

Though romantic to some, burn it down and start again rarely works. New ideas grow in fertile soil not ashes.

[RichardColeman]

Forming a coalition government - in any country - is easy I would say, running it daily without argument and defections is another story !

[bamnutsak]

Good luck herding this clowder of cats.

 

Going to have to teach them to share the "revenue".

 

This is probably worse than a military-led government.

 

They'll be arguing (about money, positions, power) 95% of the time, and solving the people's problems 5% of the time.

 

Ugly.

 

[Ben Zioner]

Abject traitors.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

THE PHEU THA-LED coalition government now has mustered a combined force of 314 MPs including those of the “uncles’ camps” on their side, confirmed Pheu Thai wheeler-dealer Bhumtham Wechayachai.

The people voted for Pita and change...
Pheu Thai delivers the two uncles?

A sad time for Thailand.
 

[Tom H]

Well, the 250 Senators will vote for Anutin in the third round.

 

Best strategist: Anutin.

 

After that?

Coalition with PT in exchange for an amnesty.

 

But?

PT will split:)

 

USD will rise as a result until end of the year (until interest in US goes down, China crisis in construction will further defaluate all Asean currencies in addition).

Buy when 36 up.

Edited August 18, 2023 by Tom H

[Zack61]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Forming a coalition government - in any country - is easy I would say, running it daily without argument and defections is another story !

And especially a coalition of backstabbing lowlife with completely different agendas and alliances. This will be unworkable 

[Ben Zioner]

6 hours ago, pegman said:

Can someone explain how Bhumjaithai Party only received 3% of the vote for its riding candidates but enough votes for their party list to end up with 70 MP's? 

It is called Gerrymandering.

 

This on top of  the 250 army officers in the Senate  can keep the military in power forever. Unless the Thais start to study French history of the end of the 18th century.

[Callmeishmael]

6 hours ago, pegman said:

Can someone explain how Bhumjaithai Party only received 3% of the vote for its riding candidates but enough votes for their party list to end up with 70 MP's? 

Every Thai voter has two votes:  one for a party and one for a candidate. 

 

BMJ is a regional party that fielded candidates that were popular in their constituencies, so lots of their candidates won.  However, as a party they are not very popular, so they had few party votes.

[bamnutsak]

6 hours ago, pegman said:

Can someone explain how Bhumjaithai Party only received 3% of the vote for its riding candidates but enough votes for their party list to end up with 70 MP's? 

 

This would take a lot of research and analysis, but my best guess is that there were some shenanigans (not money as some have postulated).

 

UTN got an unusually high number of party-list votes, which, at the time, raised some eyebrows. So BJT may have encouraged some/all of their voters to vote for UTN on the party-list side.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 18, 2023 by bamnutsak

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, Zack61 said:

And especially a coalition of backstabbing lowlife with completely different agendas and alliances. This will be unworkable 

The task now is to elect the PM and form the government with the 314 MPs and votes in the lower house and senators if needed. The coalition can squabble over different agenda in the new government. Coalition parties can break off and probably result in a no confidence vote and new election. That's not exactly a bad situation. 

[MrJ2U]

Same people.

 

Horrible constitution. 

 

They'll most likely extend the unelected "Senate" voting powers for another 8 years to ensure there hold on power. 

Edited August 18, 2023 by MrJ2U

[Srikcir]

Remember that Prayut was not only PM but also Minister of Defense by appointment by his Counsel of Ministers and himself as PM. With his party now in the PTP coalition mix, might he remain in that cabinet position?

[anchadian]

Do you remember this?  

 

Before the election, Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew had said that his party would not join hands with the two junta-backed parties — Palang Pracharath and United Thai Nation. He had promised to step down as the party’s chief if the party forged such ties.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/politics/40030304

[bannork]

 

[kimamey]

6 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

It is called Gerrymandering.

 

This on top of  the 250 army officers in the Senate  can keep the military in power forever. Unless the Thais start to study French history of the end of the 18th century.

So long as they don't decide to just bake cake. 

 

Yes I know about the historical inaccuracy.

[dinsdale]

PT will pay very heavily for this. When (or if) Thaksin returns will he be greeted with cheers or jeers? PT are now in bed with the very people that led two coups against them. They are sleeping with the eneny. The enemy they said they would never deal with. They have gone against their entire voter base and will for ever be seen as traitors.

[bannork]

9 hours ago, dinsdale said:

PT will pay very heavily for this. When (or if) Thaksin returns will he be greeted with cheers or jeers? PT are now in bed with the very people that led two coups against them. They are sleeping with the eneny. The enemy they said tnhey would never deal with. They have gone against their entire voter base and will for ever be seen as traitors.

All to bring one man home. In the past red shirts were criticised by some for being devoted to Thaksin, why couldn't they lead their own movement.

I remember Nattawut saying the heart of the red shirts was democracy, they would stay with Thaksin as long as he stuck to democratic principles. 

In truth there was no other party around that offered anything to civic movements. 

Well now there is.