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Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Thailand's Move Forward Party, during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, May 18, 2023. /CFP
Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party that won Thailand's election this week, officially announced the formation of an eight-party coalition government on Thursday, with a combined 313 seats, according to local broadcaster Thai PBS.
Pita said the coalition has agreed to support him as the next prime minister and is working on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that shares the mutual agenda of all parties.
A prime ministerial candidate requires at least 376 votes from a joint sitting of the bicameral parliament, which includes a 500-seat House of Representatives and a 250-seat Senate, in accordance with the 2017 constitution, which means Pita's coalition with 313 seats would still fall short of simple majority required for him to be appointed prime minister.
Pita told a press conference that he was confident he could muster additional support from rivals to back his alliance and form a stable government.
"There is a committee and negotiation team in place to find out what I further need, the seats I need, so there is stability and no loss of balance in governing," he said.
"My coalition is taking shape. And we have a very clear roadmap from today and until the day I become PM," he added.
(With input from agencies)
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