If the additional nine MPs can be brought in to join BJT, the total number of MPs able to support BJT leader Anutin Charnvirakul's bid for prime minister would rise to 301. The party is believed to be seeking a stable majority in the House of Representatives before formally opening coalition negotiations. Attention has centred on a bloc of nine MPs linked to Chalermchai Sri-on and Dech-it Khaothong within the Klatham Party. Despite the swelling parliamentary tally, BJT has stopped short of confirming whether Klatham or the Democrat Party would ultimately join the coalition. Asked whether 290-plus seats were sufficient, she said that a simple majority in the House was the operative principle, without specifying a definitive target.

Source: Bangkok Post February 27, 2026 02:06 UTC