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Somsak Thepsutin to name party of choice

Defection to Pheu Thai ‘most likely’

Somsak: Will drop the news on Thursday

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said he will defect from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) most probably to the main opposition Pheu Thai Party.

Speaking during a visit to Phichit provincial prison on Wednesday, Mr Somsak, who chairs the PPRP’s strategic panel and is a key figure in the Sam Mitr faction, said the government’s tenure will end soon and it is time for him to move to a new party.

“I will announce which party I will move to (tomorrow),” he said. “We have to act in line with the changing weather conditions.”

He stopped short of saying if Pheu Thai would be his choice. The main opposition…

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