Turbulent ThailandThai PM Srettha seeks longevity as political factions bide time
Newcomer's fate seen as resting on party's favor, rollout of digital wallet
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin poses for a photo before an interview with Nikkei Asia at Government House in Bangkok on Dec. 12. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer
December 24, 2023 08:19 JST
BANGKOK -- Fully 29 portraits line the grand foyer of Bangkok's Government House. Thailand's ex-prime ministers from the very first in 1932 to the most recently departed -- including 14 military top brass and one woman -- are arranged in two orderly rows, awaiting the 30th member of the exclusive club.