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Thailand: Will a Princess's Decision to Run for Prime Minister Upend Thai Politics?

Feb 8, 2019 | 23:07 GMT

(Stratfor)

After nearly five years of military rule and several delayed promises to hold elections, Thailand is gearing up for the return of politics. But the country's March 24 election threatens to shake up the royal family's role in politics and upset Thailand's long-standing balance between its monarchy, military and civilian government. On Feb. 8, Thai Princess Ubolratana Mahidol announced that she plans to stand as the prime ministerial candidate from the Thai Raksa Chart Party. The princess is the older sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the party is a proxy for exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra....

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