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The emergence of the so-called "middle-path" parties in the lead-up to the next general election could play a significant role in deciding which major player can muster enough support to form the next government, critics have said.

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Pheu Thai does U-turn over petition

The Pheu Thai Party has changed its mind about seeking to disband the Bhumjaithai Party over the latter's cannabis policy, now saying the issue needs time for careful study.

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Bhumjaithai aims high

With plenty of resources and a vast supply of election candidates at its disposal, Bhumjaithai is widely speculated to outdo the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) at the next general election.

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Thaksin's homecoming is a price too high to pay

The next general election is now firmly on the horizon, with the Election Commission (EC) having tentatively set the date last month as being May next year.

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Srettha a potential Pheu Thai PM pick

Srettha Thavisin, president and chief executive of real estate developer Sansiri Plc, could be the main opposition Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate in the next election, a party source said.

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PPRP not fazed by 'exodus'

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is on the verge of falling apart with dozens of MPs widely believed to be looking to defect ahead of the general election tentatively scheduled to take place in May.

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Thai leader orders drug crackdown after preschool mass killing

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha ordered a clampdown on drugs and tighter enforcement of gun control rules, after a mass killing that left 37 people dead sparked calls for tougher policies.

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Prayut orders random drug searches after preschool mass killing

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered a clampdown on drugs and a greater focus on rehabilitating addicts, after a mass killing that left 37 people dead sparked calls for tougher policies.

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Thai PM announces crackdown on drugs in wake of nursery attack

Attack that left 37 dead was carried out by former police officer dismissed from the force for methamphetamine possession

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Pheu Thai to boost income, soft power

The main opposition Pheu Thai Party has pledged to lift people's income, reform the welfare system and enhance the production of soft power through families, ahead of the general election.

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Thaksin's daugther overwhelms other PM candidates for northeastern voters

Paetongtarn Shinawatra led the pack of other potential candidates for prime minister among voters in the northeastern region, a Nida poll released on Sunday showed.

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Pheu Thai seeks 'drug war' revival

The Pheu Thai Party has pledged to revive the "war on drugs" following the massacre at a child development centre in the northeastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu.

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30 MPs 'plan to join Bhumjaithai'

More than 30 MPs, including some from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), are expected to defect to the Bhumjaithai Party ahead of the next general election, according to a source.

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Thai court clears way for PM Prayuth to return from suspension

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday ruled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha had not exceeded the maximum eight years allowed in office, clearing the way for his return from a five-week suspension.

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Anutin unfazed by Pheu Thai's big wins in Isan

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul remains unimpressed by two decisive political victories by the Pheu Thai Party in northeastern provinces over other parties' candidates in local government elections.

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Pheu Thai win at Roi Et polls fuels party's landslide hopes

Pheu Thai Party leaders are buoyed for a big win in the coming general election after a decisive victory in Sunday's provincial government election in Roi Et - a month after a landslide triumph in Kalasin.

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Daughter of Thailand's exiled ex-PM Thaksin leads opinion poll

The daughter of Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 military coup and lives in self-imposed exile, has emerged as a leading candidate for premier in a preliminary opinion poll ahead of elections due next year.

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Paetongtarn still most popular choice for PM: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party is still the most popular choice for prime minister, according to a poll - although the largest percentage of people selected the answer choice 'none'.

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Pheu Thai and Democrats: New EC rules vague

Politicians are scratching their heads about what they can and can’t do in the run-up to the next election, with a senior opposition figure calling the new rules announced by the Election Commission (EC) vague and confusing.

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Pheu Thai eyes Chaikasem for PM

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 time as premier has already ended.

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Pheu Thai to propose Chaikasem for PM if court vetoes Prayut

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Thaksin, 16 years on: Coup was a stab in the back

Thaksin Shinawatra has revealed what he still feels and what he is looking forward to, 16 years to the day after he was purged from power by one of the many Thai military coups.

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Former health minister Witthaya Buranasiri dies

AYUTTHAYA: Witthaya Buranasiri, a former public health minister during the Yingluck Shinawatra administration, died after falling unconscious at his home in Bang Pa-in district on Thursday morning. He was 63 years old.

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House rejection of cannabis bill 'political', says Anutin

Bhumjaithai Party leader and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the House rejected his party's "well prepared" cannabis bill for purely political reasons ahead of the coming general election.

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Paetongtarn needs nod from mum to run as party's candidate for PM

Paetongtarn Shinawatra needs her mother's approval before standing as the Pheu Thai Party's candidate for prime minister at the coming general election, her father says.

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