Pheu Thai No 1 party list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday visited for the first time the southern region, a longtime stronghold of Democrat party.

Yingluck, who is challenging the premiership in the upcoming election, arrived in the southernmost province of Yala at about 11 am where she was welcomed by her party candidates and local residents.

She was wearing a red hijab and white jacket. Her party is known to comprise many candidates, both party list and constituency, who are leaders of the red shirt movement.

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