Other parties' MPs plan to defect to join Pheu Thai, it claims

MPs have been contacting the Pheu Thai Party and asking to join it after its second victory in the northeastern MP by-election, Pheu Thai key member Apiwan Wiriyachai said Monday.

The party would be open for all MPs except those who left when the group of Newin Chidchob defected to join the Democrat government, said Apiwan - who is also a Deputy House Speaker.

According to the official result of Sunday's by-election, Pheu Thai candidate Surachart Charnpradit defeated Chart Thai Pattana's Sakulthip Angkasakulkiat by 124,327 votes to 76,435. The turnout was 61.8 per cent, with 3.8 per cent of votes invalid.

The Nation