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Pheu Thai would welcome back Sam Mitr faction

Sam Mitr faction core leaders Somsak Thepsuthin, left, and Suriya Jungrungreangkit flank Uttama Savanayana, then-leader of the Palang Pracharath Party at a press conference in 2019. (File photo: Apichit Jinakul)

The Pheu Thai Party on Wednesday said it would welcome back with open arms the Sam Mitr faction if it defects from the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), the ruling party, ahead of the general election.

The departure of the Sam Mitre faction from Pheu Thai to PPRP was an important step in the formation of the first government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Despite denying having been in talks with the group about its possible defection to the country’s main opposition party, Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew on…

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