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The realm’s defender in chief

Sutin: Shopping for advice

Picking the right person for the defence portfolio can be a tough call as the choice can be crucial to the country’s security and a government’s fate, according to observers.

It wasn’t unexpected then that there was a lot of speculation as to who the likely defence minister would be during the few weeks prior to the cabinet appointees being finalised.

The defence minister post is typically taken by the party which leads government formation, in this case Pheu Thai. In this latest cabinet appointment, it was one of those times when it was the rule, not the exception.

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