Yingluck: No talks yet on portfolios - Bangkok Post

There have not been any talks yet in the Pheu Thai Party about potential candidates for various cabinet posts, Yingluck Shinawatra said before attending a meeting of core party members on Tuesday.

The Pheu Thai's prime ministerial candidate said all concerned still had to wait for official election results to be announced by the Election Commission, and each of the five political parties set to be in the coalition also had to discuss  this matter internally.

She denied a quota had been set at the ratio of 10 MPs for a cabinet post.

Ms Yingluck said she was not worried about reports of infighting in Pheu Thai for cabinet posts. The  matter would finally be settled.

There had also been no talks about appointing red-shirt leaders to the cabinet.

Members of her cabinet must have the qualifications needed for their responsibilities.  The positions were open to both insiders and outsiders.

The overall image of the cabinet must be the best, Ms Yingluck said.

Ms Yingluck reiterated that the Pheu Thai Party does not have a policy to grant amnesty solely to her brother and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

First of all, the Truth for Reconciliation Commission chaired by Kanit na Nakorn should be allowed to carry out its work independently toward reconciliation.

The government's first task would be to forge unity and reconciliation, not to take revenge against anyone or right any wrongs, she said.

Party sources said today's meeting of the Pheu Thai Party was likely to formulate strategies to implement policies presented to the public during the election campaigning.

The party might also discuss candidates for cabinet posts, the sources said.

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