Thaksin’s Daughter Paetongtarn Among Three Nominees of Pheu Thai Party
- Property tycoon Srettha, former minister Chaikasem also named
- Thaksin-linked party is leading in all pre-poll surveys
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
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Thai opposition party leading in opinion surveys officially nominated Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a scion of the Shinawatra family, as one of its three prime minister candidates as widely expected, pitting her against ex-generals seeking to extend a near decade of military-backed rule.
Paetongtarn, the youngest daughter of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and popularly known as Ung Ing, was confirmed along with property tycoon Srettha Thavisin and twice-nominated former justice minister Chaikasem Nitisiri as Pheu Thai’s premier candidates at an event in Bangkok on Wednesday.