Pheu Thai to propose Chaikasem for PM if court vetoes Prayut

Chaikasem Nitisiri, Pheu Thai Party's chief strategist, first from left, on stage with Chaturon Chaisaeng, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, head of Pheu Thai’s Inclusion and Innovation Adviser committees, and Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew, at the party’s general assembly on April 24. (File photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

The main opposition Pheu Thai Party will nominate Chaikasem Nitisiri for prime minister should the Constitutional Court rule at the end of the month that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's term of office has already ended.

Mr Chaikasem, Pheu Thai's chief strategist, is the party's only remaining choice to stand for the premiership in parliament, according to Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew.