A Phalang Pracharat source claimed yesterday that they had the support of as many as 252 MPs to form the government. Then the Cabinet will have 15 days to announce its policies in Parliament, Wissanu said. Mingkwan had earlier thrown his support behind the anti-junta bloc, but now his resignation has raised doubts about whether his party MPs will maintain his earlier stance. He said he believes all six party-list New Economics MPs will join a Pheu Thai-led coalition, because previous discussions had included all party members, not just Mingkwan. “Now that the election has been completed, I consider this a suitable time to resign as leader of the New Economics Party,” Mingkwan said in his resignation letter.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 23, 2019 21:45 UTC