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Thaksin’s strategists return to form Paetongtarn’s advisory powerhouse
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- Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has appointed a five-member policy advisory team composed of senior strategists loyal to her father, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Led by veteran economist Pansak Vinyaratn, the panel aims to offset the 38-year-old PM's lack of experience in public administration and policymaking.
- Analysts note the team's strong credentials but raise concerns about the relevance of their past successes in today's political and economic landscape, and their appeal to younger generations.
- The advisory structure is seen as a modern parallel to the influential 'Phitsanulok House advisers' of the Chatichai government, with Thaksin's loyalists now guiding his daughter's premiership.
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