Trailing in the polls, Prawit counts on post-election jockeying to be next PM


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): As a candidate for prime minister, Palang Pracharath Party leader General Prawit Wongsuwan may be languishing in opinion polls. His about 1% support puts him in the statistical-error range.

Still, once voters have their say, there may still be an opening for him as political parties and their leaders confront the messy challenges of forming a coalition government in Thailand.

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