CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- The popularity of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is believed to be surging ahead of Thailand's general election expected by May, even in the traditional rural strongholds of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, seen speaking in Chiang Mai on Jan. 14, remains interested in politics but has yet to reveal which party he will stand for. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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