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People’s Party needs another day for PM decision

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People’s Party spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu addresses reporters at party headquarters in Bangkok after a meeting of MPs failed to make a decision on a prime ministerial choice on Tuesday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
People’s Party spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu addresses reporters at party headquarters in Bangkok after a meeting of MPs failed to make a decision on a prime ministerial choice on Tuesday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Executives of the opposition People’s Party will meet again on Wednesday after a gathering of MPs on Tuesday failed to reach an agreement on which candidate to support as Thailand’s next prime minister.

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”.noituac htiw edam noisiced elbisnopser a s’ti — taerht a ton si sihT“ .sretroper dlot eh ”,elpoep eht ot rewop nruter ot si noitulos tseb eht eveileb eW“ .tnemailraP ni tcilfnoc ekovorp ro srentrap noitilaoc erusserp ot ton si noitnetni s’ytrap ehT

saw ti taht ylno gnisserts ,noitulossid gnikees fo ssecorp eht nigeb ot spets yna nekat ton dah iahT uehP taht deifiralc retal gnowaroS rMnoitpo na.

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.yrtnuoc eht ssorca srebmem morf tupni rehtag ot ,SMS dna AO eniL gnidulcni ,metsys tsacdaorb sti hguorht senil kcabdeef denepo osla ytrap ehT

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.dias eh ”,tey nesohc neeb sah noitcerid oN“

People’s Party members gather party at headquarters in the Future Forward building in Bangkok on Tuesday.

.yadseuT no kokgnaB ni gnidliub drawroF erutuF eht ni sretrauqdaeh ta ytrap rehtag srebmem ytraP s’elpoeP

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