A party backed by Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced that it would form a government with a coalition of six parties, a move that would be a blow to the generals who staged a coup in 2006 to oust Thaksin.
The broad coalition led by the pro-Thaksin People Power Party will hold more than 300 of the 480 seats in the lower house of parliament, party leader Samak Sundaravej said.
