The Pheu Thai Party officially submits its list of three prime ministerial candidates to the Election Commission of Thailand (EC). (Photo:https://www.thaipbsworld.com/) Bangkok (VNA) – The Pheu Thai Party officially submitted its list of three prime ministerial candidates to the Election Commission (EC) of Thailand on April 5.
The candidates are Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the party’s advisory chief and head of the Pheu Thai “family”, Srettha Thavisin, former real estate tycoon and advisor to Paetongtarn, and Chaikasem Nitisiri, the party’s chief of strategy and political direction.
The list was submitted to the EC by Prasert Chanthararuangthong, the party’s secretary-general.
Thai political parties will submit their nominations for prime ministerial candidates until April 7. Each party is allowed to nominate three candidates.
The Thai media said among 54 parties that submitted the names of their party-list candidates to the EC on April 4, only 24 submitted their lists of prime ministerial candidates.
Among the well-known prime ministerial candidates are Prayut Chan-o-cha and Pirapan Salirathavibhaga of the United Thai Nation Party (UTN); Anutin Charnvirakul of Bhumjaithai; Worawut Silpa-archa of Chart Thai Pattana; Jurin Laksanawisit of the Democrat Party; Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party; Gen Prawit Wongsuwan of Palang Pracharath; Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves of the Thai Liberal Party; and the Thai Sang Thai Party’s three candidates, Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, Suphan Mongkolsuthree and Sita Tiwari./.
