Pheu Thai may win most seats in Thailand's May 14 polls, but not necessarily get prime minister spot: Experts

Polls have shown that the two main, Pheu Thai and Move Forward, are currently well ahead of any government-related parties, but it remains to be seen how a ruling coalition will be formed after the results.

“But it looks as though all of the candidates who have been named so far are standing in the election,” said Dr Hewison. That said, there has been “considerable pressure” for the senators to accept the popular will and go with the elected government's choice of prime minister, noted Dr Hewison. “But on most occasions, it's not been able to form a government because of some kind of interference. It's been dissolved twice to prevent it from governing. The military put together a coalition on another occasion to prevent it from governing,” he explained.

“The third point that they have been talking about is when they put together what looks like being a coalition government, is that there should be no major reform to, which is incredibly controversial and has been a central discussion point for all parties during this campaign,” said Dr Hewison. “My guess is that if Move Forward does come into coalition with Pheu Thai into government, there is room for negotiation between the two parties for some kind of change to the way the law is implemented,” he said.seems to be closing the gap on Pheu Thai, such surveys may not necessarily be entirely accurate.

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