The Pheu Thai Party will not form a one-party government even if it has enough seats and will invite other parties to join in a coalition, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in an interview with Thai television stations from Dubai on Sunday.
He said if Pheu Thai was victorious, as projected by exit polls, his sister Yingluck Shinawatra would certainly be prime minister.
"What is more exciting is the voter turnout is high, showing that the Thai people want to see democracy and national reconciliation," Thaksin said.
The fugitive politician believed talks between parties to form a government had begun, pending the official results of the election.
His advice was for Pheu Thai to first concentrate on national reconciliation, then restore the economy and ,look to good governance in the bureaucracy.
Thaksin admitted he wanted to return to Thailand as soon as possible, but said everything must be appropriate.
He did not want to be a problem, but part of the solution.
Thaksin said as a father he wished to attend his daughter's wedding in Decemberl but if he could not do so his daughter could visit him instead.
On the amnesty issue, Thaksin said the matter should be handled by the Truth for Reconciliation Committee chaired by Kanit na Nakorn.
"The people's decision must be respected, otherwise happiness will never
return to the country," he said.
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return to the country," he said.
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