The property tycoon is set to become prime minister with the backing of Pheu Thai-led grouping that includes pro-military parties.
Thailand’s parliament is set to choose a new prime minister after three months of political deadlock, with a real-estate tycoon backed by a grouping that includes several pro-military parties contesting the vote.
Srettha Thavisin of the populist Pheu Thai party will be the sole candidate to face the vote in Thailand’s bicameral legislature on Tuesday.
Pheu Thai came second in Thailand’s May 14 election but took over the formation of a government after conservative members of the unelected upper house blocked attempts by Move Forward – the youth-led progressive party that won the most seats in the polls – from securing the top job for their candidate. The conservative legislators opposed Move Forward because of its pledge to revise a law that…
