Weeks before ​the Feb 8 general election, Anutin Charnvirakul stood at a rally in Bangkok ‌and declared that his Bhumjaithai Party should be the automatic choice for any patriotic Thai.

Thailand's Pheu Thai Party has decided to form a coalition government with the Bhumjaithai Party, with a senior party figure stating the public must benefit from the alliance.

Yodchanan Wongsawat, Pheu Thai's prime ministerial candidate and list MP, has vowed to improve his party's performance and return stronger in four years.

Thailand's conservative caretaker Prime Minister's party, following an election victory, agreed to form a coalition government with the Thaksin-backed Pheu Thai party.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has confirmed the final lineup of Thailand's government coalition, with the Bhumjaithai Party and Pheu Thai Party as main partners, excluding the Klatham and Democrat parties.