Coalition partners ‘to see out this term’

Despite their rocky relationship, the ruling Pheu Thai Party and its coalition partner, the Bhumjaithai Party, are expected to stick together and see out the remaining two years of the government's term, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the main opposition People's Party, said.

- CHAIRITH YONPIAM

He said the coalition's two largest parties - Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai still have to depend on each other's numbers in the House to maintain coalition stability until the end of parliament's term two years from now.

However, the parties are expected to part ways early if Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra decides to dissolve the House beforehand, he said. The relationship between Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai has been bumpy since the government was formed, with their partnership seen more as a political marriage of convenience than a genuine alliance.