Srettha Thavisin, who helped build a family real-estate business into an empire worth $880 million, doesn't want to be prime minister in a coalition government with military leaders
The Shinawatra family have been a dominant presence in Thai politics for over 20 years parties linked to the family have won the most seats at every election since 2001. But in Thai politics, securing the most seats is no guarantee of victory
Pita Limjaroenrat, a product of Harvard and MIT, represents the Move Forward Party, which supports almost $20 billion for universal benefits paid for by downsizing the military