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Daughter of former PM calls for ‘landslide win’ in Thailand’s general election

Panthongtae Shinawatra, the daughter of exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has repeated her call for supporters to vote for the Pheu Thai Party in Thailand’s upcoming general election. Addressing party members at her party’s general assembly on Sunday, she said only a “landslide win” would do.

“Pheu Thai is ready to work after a House dissolution. A landslide win. That’s the only thing that Pheu Thai wants.”

The party’s chief advisor on participation and innovation, Panthongtae is pegged to run for PM, though she has not yet formally declared herself the party’s prime ministerial candidate.

However, as the heir of Thailand’s controversial political dynasty, Panthongtae aka “Head of the Pheu Thai Family” appears to be keeping her chances of running for the country’s top post alive. If elected, she promised that Pheu Thai would welcome home…

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