BANGKOK -- Thailand's Pheu Thai Party has joined hands with the conservative Bhumjaithai, the third-largest party in the country's lower house, to form a new government after it split from the progressive Move Forward Party.
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Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew, second from right, and Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul, center, pose for photos at a press conference in Bangkok on Aug. 7. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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