Explainer-Can Thailand's Pheu Thai Party form a coalition government?


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  • Monday, 21 Aug 2023

Pheu Thai's prime ministerial candidate, Srettha Thavisin, who is set to be nominated for premier in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday, arrives before a party members' meeting at the party headquarter, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Pheu Thai Party will attempt to form a government on Tuesday after weeks of post-election deadlock, with real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin set to be nominated as prime minister and face a vote in parliament.

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