Former Commerce Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan has formally joined the Palang Pracharath Party, reportedly to head its economic team.

 

He was officially presented to the media today by Palang Pracharath Party Leader Prawit Wongsuwan, also deputy prime minister, who personally welcomed him to the party.

 

Mingkwan said he was invited by General Prawit to join to fill a place in the party’s economic team and that he had told Prawit that, if he is to take part in any premiership pre-election debates on economics, he will need to be one of the candidates.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/former-thai-commerce-minister-mingkwan-joins-palang-pracharath-party/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-06

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He was officially presented to the media today by Palang Pracharath Party Leader Prawit Wongsuwan, also deputy prime minister, who personally welcomed him to the party.

Prawit looks more like Quasiodo..

The problem with Thai politics is that parties win elections not individuals, so anyone who is in a party that gets the most votes can be a DPM even though that individual was not actually elected by the people, it is not proper democracy