Taking the lead: Paetongtarn (centre) posing for a photograph with supporters at Thammasat University’s indoor gymnasium in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok. — AP
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, and her Pheu Thai party widened leads as the voters’ top choice in the latest opinion poll ahead of a general election tentatively scheduled for May.
Paetongtarn, who represents the South-East Asian nation’s largest opposition party, garnered 38.2% of support in a poll of 2,000.
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