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Thailand's Pita tops PM poll as opposition leads opinion surveys

Another opposition leader emerged as the favourite to be Thailand's next prime minister in a new opinion poll on Friday, just days out from an election that could see an end to nine years of military-backed government.

Reuters · May 5, 2023

Daughter of ousted Thai prime minister could win his old job

Opinion polls show Paetongtarn Shinawatra to be the heavy favorite to take the prime minister's post after Thailand's May 14 general election

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

New mum Paetongtarn ready to campaign again

Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Wednesday hailed her newborn son as her “secret power” and said she is ready to return to the election campaign trail for the Pheu Thai Party as soon as possible.

Bangkok Post · May 4, 2023

Thailand: Back around in the circle again?

There have been occasional violent episodes in Thai politics and one recent massacre (2010), but the struggle for a genuine democracy has usually been relatively restrained. Maybe that is why it has lasted so long.

Bangkok Post · May 1, 2023

Thaksin's tweet sparks debate

Academics believe a recent tweet by fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was intended as a political gambit to drum up support for the Pheu Thai Party, which pollsters are predicting may lose votes to the increasingly popular Move Forward Party (MFP) ahead of the May 14 general election.

Bangkok Post · May 1, 2023

Thailand's PM candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra gives birth to baby boy two weeks before the polls

The heartwarming news of Thailand's Prime Minister contender Paetongtarn Shinawatra giving birth to a baby boy just days ahead of the polls is going viral on social media.

The Times of India · May 1, 2023

Thai PM candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra gives birth two weeks before election

Paetongtarn, 36, is leading polls to become Thailand’s next prime minister, boosted by the popularity of the Shinawatra name

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

Top candidate for Thai PM gives birth two weeks before elections

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the opposition Pheu Thai Party, announces the birth of a son on Instagram.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2023

Thaksin says he'll be back soon after Paetongtarn gives birth

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra wrote on social media that now his seventh and youngest grandchild has been born, he will be back soon because at 73 years old, he wants to care of his grandchildren.

Bangkok Post · May 1, 2023

Thai PM candidate gives birth two weeks before election

Thailand's leading prime ministerial candidate, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, gave birth on Monday to a baby boy two weeks before elections in which she hopes to return to power the populist movement her father and aunt led before army coups ousted them.

Reuters · May 1, 2023