Speaker tussle rages on

Newly-certified Pheu Thai Party MPs pose for a photo at an induction seminar at the SC Park Hotel on Wednesday. The event went ahead amid reports of an internal rift over whether the party should allow the Move Forward Party to take the House speaker post in an upcoming parliament vote. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Most Pheu Thai MPs are insisting the new House speaker must be a candidate from their party, saying it should listen to those who voted for it rather than bow to the Move Forward Party (MFP).

The matter was raised on Wednesday at a seminar for new party MPs who were endorsed by the Election Commission on Monday after the May 14 general election.