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The coalition government may stay in power for only two years as it will be shaken by economic woes and questions of its legitimacy, academics warn.

Planning to make the most of the 13.30 hours allocated to them during the government policy debate on Thursday and Friday, 80 opposition MPs are getting ready to attack Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Cabinet members, opposition whip Suthin Klungsang said on Tuesday.

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Tuesday advised members of a new coalition government to work together in order to help prevent their "boat" from sinking, which he said would damage the entire country.

Failure to form a new government – more than three months after the election – emerged as the greatest cause for concern among citizens responding to a Suan Dusit Poll last week.

THE GOAL of achieving a balanced budget is likely to be postponed should the new coalition government aggressively implement welfare policies and push economic stimulus packages, an official at the Finance Ministry said.

PHALANG PRACHARAT Party politicians will revisit Cabinet portfolio offers, after key potential partner parties expressed discomfort at the involvement of the junta chief in deciding ministry posts.

Moves to form a coalition government led by the pro-junta bloc has hit a snag due to discord over certain ministerial portfolios allocated among allies, a Democrat Party source said.

New Economics Party leader Mingkwan Sangsuwan has denied reports that his party will join the Phalang Pracharat bloc to form a coalition government.

The Student Union of Thailand on Monday lodged a petition with the Democrat Party, calling for it to join a proposed coalition government led by the Pheu Thai Party.

Parit Wacharasindhu, a new generation Democrat Party member, wants his party to play a “constructive” opposition role in line with the party’s ideology rather than join any coalition government.

Mingkwan Sangsuwan’s New Economics Party can very well make or break the Pheu Thai-led bloc’s dream of forming the next government, because without him, the bloc will not have the 250-seat majority required to tip the balance.