Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra is tipped to be one of Pheu Thai party’s potential PM candidates for the election expected in May. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NAKHON RATCHASIMA/KHON KEAN - Her father and aunt have, for many years, lived as fugitives outside Thailand following separate military coups that ousted their governments.
The young Shinawatra, affectionately known as Ung Ing, is tipped to be one of Pheu Thai party’s possible candidates for prime minister in the coming election that, for now, is expected to take place in May.“Right now, we need the country to go forward… So I hope that people realise that it is not going to help the country if a coup d’etat ever happens again,” she said.at a conference held by the Pheu Thai party, an offshoot of her billionaire father’s now-dissolved Thai Rak Thai Party.
The Thaksin-linked Pheu Thai party is said to be positioning Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra as one of its nominees for prime minister in the coming election. ST PHOTO: TAN TAM MEI They are now in self-exile to avoid serving prison time in Thailand for a slew of criminal charges, and maintain the accusations are politically motivated.
Mr Thaksin, who is reportedly based in Dubai, has made repeated mentions of his plan to return to Thailand, giving rise to talk of political manoeuvring to grant himself amnesty. An amnesty push led by Yingluck sparked mass protests in Bangkok in 2013. Supporters in Nakhon Ratchasima show up in shirts with the faces of Thaksin Shinawatra and Yingluck Shinawatra. ST PHOTO: TAN TAM MEI
Pheu Thai, who has stood in the opposition camp for eight years, hopes to form the next government and introduce a fresh slate of election policies that promise increased minimum wage, debt suspension, and better transport and infrastructure.
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