00:00Now in Thailand, three smaller parties have pledged support for Bum Jai Thai party leader Anutin Chanvirakul
00:07to become the next Prime Minister pending election certification.
00:11The party says unofficial results show it could win around 193 seats.
00:19Bum Jai Thai said the Setakit Party, New Democracy Party and the My Party have agreed to back Anutin for
00:25Prime Minister.
00:27Party officials said the final coalition line-up will become clearer once the Election Commission certifies all 500 MPs.
00:35Bum Jai Thai said it won every seat in 20 provinces, up from eight in the previous election.
00:41Anutin also said the party now has more Muslim MPs, which he believes could help support stability in Thailand's southern
00:48border provinces.
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