Puea Pandin appoints three envoys for coalition negotiations

The negotiating team included party leader Suwit Khunkitti, party chairman Vatana Asavahame and chief adviser Pracha Phromnok.

"The team will be responsible for mapping out the party's stand and strategy to form a coalition alliance designed to serve the interests of the nation, religion and monarchy, to uphold the democratic rule and to ensure political stability," Suwit said.

He said his party will not rush to enter into an alliance before the endorsement of the balloting outcome which will show how each party stand in term of seats won.

He said he would keep in touch with every party but not to make any commitments.

"The soontobeemerged coalition should be capable of ending the turmoil and ensuring the stability for the country to advance forward," he said.

He said each party was expected to decide for itself on the coalition formation.

He said he was unaware how the People Power claimed to have achived the majority of 280 coalition seats when every party had to await the endorsement of outcome by the Election Commission.

Vatana denied his party's infighting over the coalition scenarios, saying at this juncture his party would have to assess the seats won by each party before moving on to choosing an alliance.

He said he talked to every party although he did not "know" People Power leader Samak Sundaravej.

The Nation