People's Party weighs up its prime minister pick
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People's Party weighs up its prime minister pick

MPs to meet before backing candidate

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People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut makes a point during a meeting with members on Monday to discuss the selection of a new prime minister, following last week's Constitutional Court ruling that dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from premiership. (Photo: People's Party)
People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut makes a point during a meeting with members on Monday to discuss the selection of a new prime minister, following last week's Constitutional Court ruling that dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from premiership. (Photo: People's Party)

The People's Party (PP) has yet to reach a consensus on which candidate to support in the upcoming parliamentary vote for the 32nd prime minister.

.ytraP iahtiajmuhB dna ytraP iahT uehP eht htob yb desoporp snoitidnoc eht deweiver sah ytrap eht taht yadnoM dias ,nosrepsekops PP ,uhdnisarahcaW tiraP

.sevitucexe dna sPM PP htiw gniteem a morf gnigreme retfa yltrohs aidem eht ot gnikaeps saw tiraP rM

.dias eh ,snrecnoc lacitirc owt sees ytrap eht ,detceles eb tsum retsinim emirp wen a dna rucco ton seod noitulossid fi ,revewoH .dias eh ,selpicnirp s'PP eht htiw ngila dluow ti ,tnemailrap evlossid ot sediced iahcayahceW mahtmuhP retsiniM emirP rekaterac fI :ecnats deifinu a serahs ytrap eht ,yrav snoinipo lanretni elihW

.dias eh ,sraey owt rehtona rof rewop ni niamer dna tnemnrevog ytirojam a mrof yllaitnetop dluoc hcihw ,snoitcaf iahtiajmuhB dna iahT uehP eht neewteb noitilaoc a tneverp ot smia PP ehT

.latnemirted eb dluow yrotcejart taht gnidnetxe dna ,yrtnuoc eht ot egamad tnacifingis desuac evah sraey owt tsap eht taht dias tiraP rM

.taerht suoires a sa sweiv ytrap eht hcihw ,smron citarcomed edistuo retsinim emirp a fo tnemtnioppa eht ot dael dluoc ssecorp eht taht denrecnoc osla saw gniteem eht dias eH

.dias eh ",yltnednepedni tnemnrevog a mrof ot snoitcaf rojam owt eht wolla dna evissap niamer tonnac ytraP s'elpoeP eht yhw yfiralc snrecnoc esehT"

".gnikam-noisiced ruo ni rotcaf a eb dluoc hcihw ,retsinim emirp eht no etov ot enevnoc lliw tnemailrap nehw niatrecnu llits osla era eW .snoitarebiled s'yadseuT nioj t'ndluoc dna seitilibisnopser lacol htiw degagne erew sPM emoS" .yadnoM naht ecnadnetta rehgih stcepxe eh dias eh dna ,yadseuT sPM fo gniteem raluger a dloh lliw PP ehT .dias tiraP rM ",gniogno niamer snoissucsid dna ,dehcaer neeb sah noisiced lanif on ,revewoH"

.lukarivnrahC nitunA dna irisitiN mesakiahC ,setadidnac lairetsinim emirp evitcepser rieht rof gnikcab s'ytrap noitisoppo eht gnikees htob era seitrap iahtiajmuhB dna iahT uehP ehT .yadirF no truoC lanoitutitsnoC eht yb tsop s'retsinim emirp eht morf artawanihS nratgnoteaP fo lassimsid eht gniwollof rekamgnik eht sa degreme sah tI .esuoH eht ni ytrap tsegral eht si ,tnemnrevog txen eht mrof ot gnikees sedis gnitepmoc owt yb detruoc ylevissergga gnieb si hcihw ,sPM 341 htiw PP ehT

.tnemitnes cilbup fo noitaredisnoc dna noitarebiled lanretni hguoroht fo ecnatropmi eht desserts ,PP eht fo redael dna PM tsil-ytrap a ,tuwaynapgneuR gnohpahttaN ,yadnoM sPM ytrap fo noisses laiceps a fo daeha gnikaepS

.snoissucsid esoht fo emoctuo eht no dedneped dehcaer eb dluow noisiced lanif a ton ro rehtehW .srebmem ytrap gnoma etabed dna sweiv fo egnahcxe laitnatsbus a evlovni ylekil dluow gniteem eht taht dias gnohpahttaN rM

.dias eh ",serudecorp lamrof s'ytrap eht ot gnidrocca deecorp ot deen yam ew ,yltnacifingis egrevid snoinipo fi ,revewoH .yrassecen eb ton yam etov a ,nopu deerga si ecnats deifinu a fI .noitcerid derahs a hcaer nac ew rehtehw no dneped lliw ti ,ytrap eht nihtiw etov lamrof a dloh lliw ew rehtehw rof sA"

.dias eh ",gniteem eht ni sweiv esoht tcelfer lliw dna noinipo cilbup ot gninetsil ylevitca neeb evah ynaM" .dah yeht deveileb eh taht dednopser gnopahttaN rM ,tnuocca otni nekat ylluf neeb dah sPM ycneutitsnoc fo sweiv eht rehtehw deksa nehW .gniteem lanretni s'ytrap eht gnirud dessucsid eb dluow ,dias eh ,srettam esehT .sksir laitnetop dna soiranecs suoirav gnidulcni ,deredisnoc eb tsum srotcaf fo rebmun a taht dedda eH

.dias eh ",ecnedifnoc cilbup eripsni ot elba eb tsum etadidnac lairetsinim emirp A .noisiced rieht gnikam ni tnuocca otni ekat lliw srebmem ruo gnihtemos dna nrecnoc fo rettam a si siht eveileb I .hcaorppa lamrof on neeb sah ereht dias flesmih mesakiahC rM taht swen eht ni was I" .yltcerid detcatnoc eb ot tey dah eh deilper gnopahttaN rM ,PP eht ot tuo dehcaer dah mesakiahC rM rehtehw deksA

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