Thai parties stoke hope and fear in final election pitch

Main opposition Pheu Thai confirms Srettha Thavisin as top PM candidate

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From left, Prawit Wongsuwan, Pita Limjaroenrat, Paetongtarn Shinawatra (top), Srettha Thavisin, and Prayuth Chan-ocha (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi)

FRANCESCA REGALADO, APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT and KENYA AKAMA, Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK -- Thailand's top political parties rallied supporters in Bangkok on Friday, capping a two-month campaign that culminates on Sunday with a lower house election that could see the end of a pro-military government that has dominated the country for nearly a decade.

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