New Thai Party Picks Ministers From Junta as Leaders Before Poll
- Election due in 2019 after four-plus years of military rule
- Party could seek to bring junta chief back as prime minister
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Key members of Thailand’s military government have been selected to head a new political party that could seek to bring back junta leader Prayuth Chan-Ocha as premier in a general election expected in 2019.
The Palang Pracharath party said it picked Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana as its leader after a meeting Saturday in Bangkok. Science Minister Suvit Maesincee was appointed deputy head and Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong was named as secretary. Kobsak Pootrakool, a minister in Prayuth’s office, becomes party spokesman.