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Yingluck declares 5 party coalition

Five political parties on Monday announced they are forming a coalition government with Yingluck Shinawatra as prime minister.

Ms Yingluck, the Pheu Thai prime ministerial candidate, said the coalition would have altogether 299 MPs comprising 265 of Pheu Thai, 19 of Chartthaipattana, 7 of Chart Thai Pattana Puea Pandin, 7 of Palang Chon, and 1 of Mahachon.  The 299 MPs should be enough to ensure a solid majority, she said.
Speaking after a meeting at a Bangkok hotel to discuss the formation of the new government , Ms Yingluck said the five parties had shown their intention of working together in handling the country's administration.
An official announcement would be made after all parties have officially accepted Pheu Thai's invitation to join the coalition.
Ms Yingluck said the most urgent task for her administration to undertake is to forge national reconciliation.
The Truth for Reconciliation Committee, appointed by the Democrat-led government and chaired by Kanit na Nakorn, will continue to perform its duty to forge national unity along with an independent working group to be set by by the new government.
he second priority is preparations for the celebration of His Majesty the King's 84th birthday.
She said the new government would be required to restore the economy, rebuild morale and good governance of the bureaucracy, get rid of corruption and assure the public that all political parties are subject to scrutiny.
She thanked the leaders of all political parties for having contributed to the smooth and orderly election.
Maj-Gen Sanan Kachornprasart, advisory chairman of the Chartthaipattana Party, said the formal decision to join the coalition would be made by party leader Chumpol Silpa-archa.
Wannarat Charnnukul, leader of the Chart Pattana Puea Pandin, said his party is glad to accept the invitation from Pheu Thai which, with more than one half of MPs in the House of Representatives,  has the legitimacy to form the government.
Chao Maneewong, leader of the Palang Chon Party, said his party shares the same ideology as Pheu Thai over the economy, political and reconciliation issues.

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