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Pheu Thai eyes riding red tide to victory

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is emerging as the leading candidate for the premiership to breathe new life into the Pheu Thai Party, according to recent polls by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).

Bangkok Post · Jul 1, 2022

Paetongtarn Shinawatra most popular choice for PM: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has emerged on top of potential rivals for the post of prime minister in a popularity rating of political figures by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

Bangkok Post · Jun 26, 2022

Calling on the red shirts: Pheu Thai needs you to beat the dope vote!

The Pheu Thai Party has welcomed former red-shirt stalwart Nattawut Saikuar back to the fold, hoping his oratorical skills will help win support in the Northeast that has been tapped by the Bhumjaithai Party, political scientists say.

Bangkok Post · Jun 25, 2022

Pheu Thai 'renegades' face chop

Seven "renegade" Pheu Thai Party MPs who voted for the 2023 budget bill have been kicked out of the party's Line group and will also face an ethical probe likely leading to their expulsion.

Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2022

The opposition MPs who support govt’s budget bill

Seven opposition MPs from the Pheu Thai Party and four from the Move Forward Party voted for the government's 2023 budget bill in its first reading on Thursday night.

Bangkok Post · Jun 3, 2022

Licking its post-poll wounds, PPRP faces downgrade to 'medium' status

The results of the gubernatorial race and the city council election on May 22 are troubling developments for the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) with political analysts agreeing the ruling party is unlikely to repeat its 2019 poll success in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · May 28, 2022

Explainer: What does Chadchart Sittipunt want?

Following the first election in nine years, Bangkok welcomes 56-year-old Chadchart Sittipunt as its newest governor with a record-breaking landslide victory of 1.4 million votes.

Bangkok Post · May 24, 2022

Capital vote 'not a bellwether'

Academics say the victory of independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt in Bangkok's gubernatorial election and the gains made by the Pheu Thai and Move Forward parties in the capital's councillor polls only reflect the political sentiment in major cities.

Bangkok Post · May 23, 2022

Political polarisation 'starting to ease'

Independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt's victory in Sunday's Bangkok governor election has shown that political polarisation is starting to ease, with voters backing candidates from opposite political camps, a renowned academic said.

Bangkok Post · May 22, 2022

Bangkok votes in new governor for first time in nine years

A former transport minister in the Thai government ousted by a 2014 military coup won Bangkok's first governor election for nine years on Sunday in what some observers say is a sign of the waning popularity of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Reuters · May 22, 2022