PPP insists its coalition intact

Written by Writer on Saturday, September 13th, 2008

PPP insists its coalition intact

By The Nation

The People Power Party will today meet all of its coalition partners from five parties to seek the reaffirmation of support for the coalition alliance, Deputy Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said on Wednesday.

Somchai was speaking after his meeting with Chart Thai Party leader Banharn Silapa-archa.

He said Banharn reiterated his support for the PPP-led coalition ahead of the Friday’s vote to elect the next prime minister.

He did not specifically said his party sought the support form the coalition partners to reinstate Samak Sundaravej as prime minister. He just stated that coalition partners were loyal to the alliance.

Somchai and secretary general Surapong Suebwonglee held a meeting with Banharn at the Chart Thai head office.

The meeting came a day after Samak Sundaravej was disqualified from the premiership at the order of the Constitution Court.

Banharn told reporters before the meeting that new prime minister should be more compromising to solve the country’s ongoing problems. This character is necessary at this moment because the country is now in deadlock, he said.

Asked if Samak is renominated to be prime minister, Banharn said let’s see when that time came.

It is impossible that his party will switch to join Democrat Party, now the opposition, to form new government, Banharn said.

He declined to say whether his party will support Samak to be as prime minister. His party will meet on Thursday to discuss the matter.

Banharn said it seemed to be not possible that PPP will ask him to be new prime minister because it has many candidates in the party.