Opposition parties agree to form ruling coalition in ThailandReuters, BANGKOKThailand’s two main opposition parties yesterday agreed to form a ruling coalition after they trounced in a weekend election military-backed rivals that have controlled government for nearly a decade. Photo: EPA-EFEPita Limjaroenrat, Move Forward’s 42-year-old leader, proposed an alliance of six parties that would command 309 seats. That would be short of the 376 seats needed to ensure he is elected as prime minister. Asked about the senate, he said all sides must respect the election outcome and there was no use going against it. “Pheu Thai has no plan to form any other government,” party leader Chonlanan Srikaew told a news conference.