Paetongtarn tipped as candidate for PM
Analysis: Thaksin’s youngest daughter is shaping up to be a key part of the Pheu Thai Party’s election bid
All eyes are on whether Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, will be named as a candidate for prime minister in the next general election after she was put in charge of a campaign aimed at promoting unity in the Pheu Thai Party.
At a party meeting in Udon Thani on Sunday, Ms Paetongtarn, 35, was named as the head of the “Pheu Thai Family” campaign and vowed to help the party win an overwhelming victory in the election and form a government.
On Oct 28 last year, she was appointed the Pheu Thai Party’s chief adviser on participation and…
