Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party picks Sihasak as second PM nominee


Thai PM nominee Sihasak Phuangketkeow. - The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has been selected to run as the second prime ministerial candidate of the Bhumjaithai Party ahead of a snap general election scheduled in February.

Veteran diplomat Sihasak has been listed behind party leader and current Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the group said in a statement issued late Wednesday.

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