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Thailand party accepts king's opposition to Princess Ubolratana PM bid
Source: BBC
Thailand party accepts king's opposition to Princess Ubolratana PM bid
9 February 2019
The party that nominated a Thai princess to run for prime minister has said it will comply with the king's wishes after he opposed the move.
Thai Raksa Chart is allied to divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
On Friday, King Vajiralongkorn denounced his sister Princess Ubolratana Mahidol's unprecedented bid for political power as inappropriate.
The candidacy would have broken with the tradition of the Thai royal family publicly staying out of politics.
The party said it complied "with the royal command with loyalty to the king and all members of the royal family".
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9 February 2019
The party that nominated a Thai princess to run for prime minister has said it will comply with the king's wishes after he opposed the move.
Thai Raksa Chart is allied to divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
On Friday, King Vajiralongkorn denounced his sister Princess Ubolratana Mahidol's unprecedented bid for political power as inappropriate.
The candidacy would have broken with the tradition of the Thai royal family publicly staying out of politics.
The party said it complied "with the royal command with loyalty to the king and all members of the royal family".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47182561
Princess Ubolratana has not addressed the issue of the ban directly
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