Lawmakers gather during a meeting at the Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 3, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

BANGKOK - Thailand's Bhumjaithai Party announced on Monday that it will join a Pheu Thai Party-led alliance to form a new government in a bid to end a political stalemate more than two months after elections.

Speaking at a joint press conference, Pheu Thai Party leader Cholnan Srikaew said both parties have gathered enough support from more than half of the members in the House of Representatives, but they need more votes from other MPs and senators to successfully form a government

Speaking at a joint press conference, Pheu Thai Party leader Cholnan Srikaew said both parties have gathered enough support from more than half of the members in the House of Representatives, but they need more votes from other MPs and senators to successfully form a government.

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The problems that the country is facing are severe, and delayed government formation would cause even more damage, he told a press conference, adding that the sooner the government is formed, the faster the problems can be solved.

The move came as the Pheu Thai Party started to form a new coalition after the eight-party alliance it had left failed to secure the necessary support in the previous two bicameral sittings of the Thai parliament to nominate Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister.

The Pheu Thai Party and the Bhumjaithai Party emerged as the second and third largest parties in the lower house of the National Assembly, respectively, in the May general election.

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The Thai parliament last week postponed the vote to select a new prime minister due to a pending court decision regarding Pita's rejected renomination. A new date for the selection has not yet been set.