Sister of PM ex-Thai to run in the survey

 Yingluck Shinawatra is perceived as a stand-in for his elder brother Thaksin the sister of the ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Thailand was appointed as a candidate of the opposition party primary challenge July 3 poll.

Yingluck Shinawatra was to become first woman to run the country if the Pheu Thai Party wins the election.

The 43-year business woman has almost no experience of policy.

Thaksin Shinawatra was forced from power in a military coup of 2006 and the life in exile in Dubai to avoid imprisonment.

Despite this, he still effectively controls the Pheu Thai Party.

The election is the first since the army crushed an occupation by supporters of Mr. Thaksin in Bangkok central last year. More than 90 people died in the prolonged demonstrations.

The survey will also be the first electoral test for the Government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who came to power in 2008 after a court dissolved and then governing party.

It seeks direct popular mandate his critics say lacks currently.

Thailand remains deeply divided and analysts expect that the election will be a very close race.

Feminine charm?

Yingluck Shinawatra was appointed without opposition to the first position on the list of the Pheu Thai Party.

Continue reading the main story, born June 21, 1967Youngest of nine children. elder brother is former PM Thaksin ShinawatraGraduate, political science and business administration masters, Anusorn Amornchat businessman Kentucky State UniversityMarried; has a sonEx-President of Advanced Info Service (AIS), most major mobile operator in the country, before it was sold to President of the Singapore HoldingsCurrently, SC Temasek active, a family business; It also manages finance for woman of Pheu Thai Thaksin PartyFirst to run to officeShe policies of the country is a businesswoman with little political experience but instant name recognition. The question is whether that will attract or repel the Thai voters, says the BBC Rachel Harvey in Bangkok.

Thaksin Shinawatra still exerts a considerable influence in Thai politics despite being in exile - but it is a hugely source of contention, says our correspondent.

For his supporters, he is champion of the disadvantaged who had power by powerful elites, supported by military unconstitutional.

For its detractors, Mr. Thaksin was a corrupt and authoritarian leader who manipulated gullible voters.

Her younger sister, Yingluck, now has the task of galvanizing the base without alienating potential voters to swing on which the outcome of the July elections could well rest, says our correspondent.

Yingluck Shinawatra, bidding to become the first ever woman Prime Minister of the Thailand, said she planned to use its attributes as a woman to promote national reconciliation and asked for the chance to prove themselves.

"I am ready to fight the rules and request the opportunity to prove myself." Ask your confidence that you used to trust my brother, "she told a party meeting in Bangkok."

"I will use my femininity to collaborate fully for our country," she said.