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Pheu Thai pain as UTN bags campaign No.22

May 22, 2014 coup still haunts party

PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is at the forefront of the UTN Party during the party-list candidacy registration in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The United Thai Nation (UTN) Party has landed the No.22 party-list election campaign number, which serves as a painful reminder for their election rivals in the Pheu Thai Party.

For Pheu Thai, the number harks back to May 22, 2014, when the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) launched a coup that toppled the Pheu Thai-led administration. The NCPO was led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha who was then army chief.

At Tuesday’s party-list candidacy registration in Bangkok, the drawing of No.22…

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