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>BANGKOK - THAILAND'S ruling People Power Party (PPP) nominated Mr Somchai Wongsawat for prime minister, to replace Samak Sundaravej who was removed by the courts last week, a party spokesman said on Monday.
Mr Somchai, a brother-in-law of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted in a 2006 coup, has been acting prime minister since Mr Samak's departure. Parliament will vote for the new prime minister on Wednesday. -- REUTERS
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