Thai Senator Tells Pheu Thai to Kick Pita’s Party for PM Backing
- Pheu Thai must ‘divorce’ Pita to gain votes, one senator says
- Stakes are higher as next PM candidate has to win in one go
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Thailand’s Pheu Thai party is coming under pressure from conservative lawmakers to ditch coalition partner Move Forward ahead of a third round of voting next week to select a prime minister.
Any prime minister candidate who hopes to gain enough support from the military-appointed Senate must come from an alliance that doesn’t include the progressive Move Forward, Senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha said in an interview.