BANGKOK -- A swarm follows Prayuth Chan-ocha wherever he goes, even on a casual stroll through Lumphini Park in Bangkok to meet voters in late April. The Thai prime minister greeted tourists, gamely kicked a rattan ball with a group of boys, then smiled for the cameras aboard a duck-shaped pedal boat.
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