BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday (Sept 19) she is ready to become the next leader of Pheu Thai if the party chooses her to succeed Cholnan Srikaew, who quit on Aug 30.
BANGKOK : Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday she is ready to become the next leader of Pheu Thai if the party chooses her to succeed Cholnan Srikaew, who quit on Aug 30.
Paetongtarn, the daughter of former premier and Pheu Thai patriarch Thaksin Shinawatra, was speaking at an event to mark the party’s 16th anniversary at Pheu Thai headquarters on Tuesday. “However, if the party chooses me as the next leader I would gladly accept the invitation,” she said, adding that she was set on achieving the party’s goals and had no doubt about her capacity to be its leader.
Thaksin returned to the country last month to face jail time stemming from convictions of power abuse during his time as prime minister. He was moved from prison to the Police General Hospital in Bangkok on Aug 23 following a health scare.
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