Listen to this articlePiyabutr Saengkanokkul, secretary-general of the Progressive Movement, speaks to People’s Party supporters at a campaign rally in Loei earlier this month. Speaking at a PP rally in Sakon Nakhon on Jan 24, Mr Piyabutr responded to repeated comments made on Pheu Thai campaign stages questioning whether PP would be able to form a government even if it won the election. Mr Nattawut urged voters to back Pheu Thai instead, saying it offered the safest route to unseat conservative power blocs. Separately, Chaturon Chaisaeng, a Pheu Thai Party party-list MP candidate, criticised PP's campaign slogan "No Orange, No Grey", calling it vague rhetoric that had backfired and distracted from substantive policy debate. "If you keep saying you won't cooperate with this party or that party, how can you expect to become the core party forming a government?

Source: Bangkok Post January 25, 2026 22:03 UTC