Thaksin’s homecoming, Pheu Thai’s return to power will come at a price

Pheu Thai’s Mr Srettha Thavisin with supporters at the party’s headquarters on Aug 22 after he was backed by lawmakers to become Thailand’s prime minister.

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Tan Tam Mei

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BANGKOK – Hours after Mr Srettha Thavisin was

elected as Thailand’s 30th prime minister,

the hashtag #NotMyPM started trending on local social media by those who continued to decry his Pheu Thai Party’s decision to form a government with its long-time adversaries in the military-backed political parties.

Mr Srettha’s ascension to the post on Tuesday broke a three-month-long political impasse preventing the government from being formed after

the May 14 election.

Thaksin’s homecoming, Pheu Thai’s return to power will come at a price

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