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Generational change has swept through the ruling Pheu Thai Party leadership, with new executives including its youngest-ever leader, 37-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra, mainly in their 30s or 40s.
Party seniors in the previous executive board explained it was time to pass the baton to younger politicians – a move analysts view as an attempt to compete with the opposition Move Forward Party, whose shock election win in May was attributed to its popularity among young voters. Prior to 2023, Shinawatra-linked parties had won the largest share of the vote at every general election since 2001.
Just a few days before Pheu Thai’s general meeting to elect a new executive board on October 27, outgoing party secretary-general Prasert Chantararuangthong said it was time for the new generation of politicians to take charge. Phumtham Wechayachai, then-acting…
