The majority of Thais disagree with efforts by populist Pheu Thai Party to form a coalition government after cutting ties with election winner Move Forward, a recent opinion poll showed.
About 64% of 1,310 respondents said they "did not agree at all” or "disagreed” with Pheu Thai’s plan to lead what it called a reconciliation government, according to the Aug. 15-17 survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA). Around a third of those polled supported the move, of which about 20% expressed "strong support.”
Thailand’s parliament is set to meet Tuesday to select a new prime minister, marking a second vote to break the political gridlock that’s roiled the nation’s financial markets since the May 14 general election. Srettha Thavisin, a former property tycoon and Pheu Thai nominee, is poised to seek approval to take the top job.