InterviewThaksin Shinawatra predicts election win for Pheu Thai party he backs
Exclusive Nikkei Asia interview in Tokyo with former Thai prime minister
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra spoke exclusively with Nikkei Asia in Tokyo early on March 24. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Thaksin Shinawatra, the Thai prime minister ousted by the military in 2006 who has lived in self-exile since 2008, said that he expects Thailand to have a coalition government after the May 14 general election even if the largest opposition Pheu Thai Party wins a majority in the lower house.