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The Guardian (15 August 2024)

Biggest party in caretaker government to choose between former justice minister Chaikasem Nitisiri and Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter, Paetongtarn.

The biggest party in Thailand’s caretaker government will meet on Thursday to choose a successor for dismissed former premier Srettha Thavisin, as it races to shore up its alliance a day ahead of a pivotal parliamentary vote on a new prime minister.

Thailand is again gripped by political drama, less than a year after real estate mogul Srettha rose to power after weeks of parliamentary deadlock, with his Pheu Thai party scrambling to retain control and deliver on its stalled populist agenda amid a struggling economy.

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