Relatives and allies of ousted Thai premiers Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister, Yingluck, have formed a new political party, the Thai Raksa Chart Party, ahead of a general election set for early next year, in a move seen as a strategy to win more seats, Reuters reports. Preechaphol Pongpanit, the 37-year-old son of former deputy education minister Sermsak Pongpanit, was chosen as Thai Raksa’s leader on Wednesday. He was previously a Pheu Thai MP from Khon Kaen province. Thaksin Shinawatra’s nephew, Rupop, was chosen as deputy party leader, The Nation reported. Law enforcement officials are investigating who supplied calendars bearing pictures of Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister, Yingluck, which are now being distributed in some regions, according to The Bangkok Post.