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Thaksin-Backed Party Picks Another Family Member as Thai PM Candidate
Yodchanan Shinawatra prioritizes sovereignty and security amid border clashes that have killed 32 and displaced 800,000, signaling a challenge to Thailand's military-aligned elite.
- On Tuesday , Pheu Thai Party named Yodchanan Wongsawat to lead its three prime minister candidates, including Julapun Amornvivat and Suriya Juangroongruangkit.
- After legal setbacks for the Shinawatra clan, including Paetongtarn Shinawatra's ouster in August and Thaksin Shinawatra serving a one-year prison term, the dynasty lost political ground this year.
- Yodchanan Wongsawat, 46-year-old associate professor in biomedical engineering at Mahidol University, holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Arlington and ran for parliament in Chiang Mai in 2014.
- Investors are watching as more than 50 million voters will elect 500 members of the House of Representatives, and elected lawmakers will select the prime minister with a 25-seat threshold.
- As deadly border clashes escalate this month, the fighting has killed at least 32 people and displaced around 800,000, while Yodchanan said his security policy `would be straightforward` with `Sovereignty the priority`.
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Thaksin-backed party picks another family member as Thai PM candidate
A political party backed by billionaire politician Thaksin Shinawatra, whose family has dominated Thai politics this century, has nominated another member of the dynasty as its top prime ministerial candidate in the election scheduled for early next year.
'All in the family' - Thaksin-backed party picks another family member as Thai PM candidate
A political party backed by billionaire politician Thaksin Shinawatra, whose family has dominated Thai politics this century, has nominated another member of the dynasty as its top prime ministerial candidate in the election scheduled for early next year.
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Thai party nominates ex-leader Thaksin's nephew as PM candidate
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