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The Move Forward Party (MFP) and its seven coalition allies have signed a deal that lays out an ambitious reform agenda while committing to maintain the constitutional monarchy.

The Move Forward Party (MFP) and its seven coalition allies have signed a deal that lays out an ambitious reform agenda while committing to maintain the constitutional monarchy.

The draft memorandum of understanding between the Move Forward Party (MFP) and its seven coalition allies does not include changing the lese majeste law, but does cover rewriting the constitution, ending the monopoly on alcoholic beverage production and relisting cannabis as a narcotic.

Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat on Thursday formally announced a plan for a coalition government consisting of 313 MPs from eight political parties, with himself as prime minister.

Thailand's pro-democracy opposition parties have won a sweeping victory in the parliamentary elections on Monday, reported ...

Despite big polling leads for the party, a Pheu Thai victory isn't assured in Thailand's upcoming elections with speculation building about post-election coalitions.

The May 14 polls are unpredictable, but the underlying political conflicts within Thailand’s body politic remain the same, writes Greg Raymond (ANU).

Greg Raymond is a Research Associate at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University and was Director Strategic Policy in the Australian Department of Defence 2009-2012.