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Pheu Thai’s Paetongtarn says party with most votes will lead next govt

Pheu Thai Party’s prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra (left) and Srettha Thavisin monitor vote counting at Pheu Thai’s head office in Bangkok on Sunday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

The daughter of Thailand’s former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said the biggest vote-winner in Sunday’s election will get to lead the next government, after her Pheu Thai Party took a big lead alongside the progressive opposition Move Forward Party.

Speaking after 50% of eligible votes had been counted, Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra, a prime ministerial candidate for Pheu Thai, also said she was happy for Move Forward. 

“The voice of the people is most important,” she told reporters. 

Ms Paetongtarn urged supporters to be patient,…

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