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The Pheu Thai Party elected Sompong Amornvivat to lead Thailand’s biggest opposition party into parliament, pledging to keep the coalition government under close scrutiny.
Sompong was picked at a special assembly to succeed acting head Viroj Pao-in, who resigned earlier this month.
“Our important duty is to scrutinise the workings of the government,†Sompong said in a comment posted on Pheu Thai’s official Twitter page.
Among other key executive board positions, Anudit Nakhonthap was named as the new secretary-general, replacing Phumtham Wechayachai, according to the Pheu Thai Party’s website. Thailand unveiled a new list of cabinet members which includes former officials of the outgoing junta as well as lawmakers from some of the 19 parties in the governing alliance.
PM  Prayuth Chan-Ocha faces the challenging task of
preventing fractures in the sprawling coalition and passing legislation with only a thin majority in the lower house.