The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) looks set to seek endorsement by the party's executives on a proposal to nominate party leader Prawit Wongsuwon as the sole prime ministerial candidate of the party in the next general election, said deputy leader Paiboon Nititawan.
The revelation about the proposal follows a previous statement made by Mingkwan Sangsuwan, the former leader of the New Economics Party (NEP) who joined the ruling party earlier this month. Upon announcing that he had officially joined the PPRP, Mr Mingkwan told the press that Gen Prawit had promised to nominate him as one of the party's prime ministerial candidates, which instantly drew criticism from some key party figures.
