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Thailand’s appointed senators face the heat after general election

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Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat thanking supporters during the victory parade in Bangkok on May 15.

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat thanking supporters during a victory parade in Bangkok on May 15.

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- Public pressure is mounting on Thailand’s appointed senators, whose decisions over the next few months will determine whether the kingdom sees a peaceful transition of power after Sunday’s general election.

The Move Forward Party (MFP), which won the polls with 36.23 per cent of the popular vote, announced on Thursday plans

to form an eight-party coalition

with 313 seats out of the total 500 in Thailand’s Lower House.

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