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BANGKOK: Anutin Charnvirakul waited just hours after the June leak of a phone call that would bring down Thailand’s prime minister before kicking into higher gear his manoeuvring to take power.The veteran politician swiftly walked out of the ruling coalition led by the Pheu Thai party’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra, made an initial outreach to the main opposition, and stood back to bide his time.On Friday (Sep 5), a week after a court decision dismissed Paetongtarn as prime minister and triggered a political maelstrom, parliament overwhelmingly voted to elect Anutin as the next prime minister.Anutin himself abstained from voting and, having secured…
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