Thai junta chief: ’not involved’ in forming coalition government Thai junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha says he is 'not involved’ in forming a coalition government as rival political groups jostle for position after the March 24 elections. Experts predict days or weeks of negotiations with pro-junta and anti-junta parties — who, respectively, won majority of the popular vote and most seats in the lower house, claiming the rights to form a government. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES