Thailand election: Young gun Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut leads race to be PM | The World | ABC News
Millions of voters in Thailand will cast their ballots in a hotly contested general election on February 8th. Right now, it appears to be a three way contest, that includes the incumbent Bumjaithai, People’s Party and, the party of the Shinawatra clan, Pheu Thai. The World’s Girish Sawlani talks to Professor Thitinan Pongsudhirak from Chulalongkon University about the frontrunners in the poll and who will likely form the next government.
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