Pro-Thaksin Thai party says to head next government
The Star
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Sunday it aimed to form a coalition government after falling just short of an outright majority in the first election since a 2006 coup.
"Usually, the people who get the most seats form a government," People Power Party (PPP) leader Samak Sundaravej told a news conference. "We invite all parties to join us to form a government."
Samak, whose PPP won around 230 of the 480 seats in parliament, just short of the 241 needed to govern alone, said he would "certainly be prime minister".
