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"Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday intervened to end rifts in the People Power party (PPP) over party-list candidates running in a cluster including Bangkok, a party source said yesterday.
Mr Thaksin called from London to plead for unity in the PPP, saying as the list could not be changed, members should focus their energy on the general election, the source said.

The ousted premier had blamed secretary-general Surapong Suebwonglee and Newin Chidchob for causing the problem by adjusting names on the list hours before registration for party-list candidates started on Wednesday.

The unexpected change, which elevated United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship of Thailand (UDDT) leaders Jatuporn Prompan and Manit Jitjanklab into the top five positions on the party list, led to threats by 32 politicians running for Bangkok constituencies to resign. They were concerned about their ability to draw support from Bangkok voters if Mr Jatuporn and Mr Manit campaigned in a confrontational nature.

PPP Bangkok candidates held talks with their leader Samak Sundaravej yesterday. Mr Samak said he had mended the rift in the party and there was no need to talk about the matter again. He insisted that PPP hopefuls for Bangkok would still run in the Dec 23 election and not quit. Mr Samak said an understanding had been reached and everybody was satisfied. "

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