This comes as the main opposition seeks to regain power after being ousted in a coup eight years ago.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck Shinawatra both led governments toppled by the army, will run under the Pheu Thai Party, the latest incarnation of a populist movement founded by her billionaire family two decades ago.
"We want the party to win the election by a landslide so the promises we made to the people can be realised," she said.
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