Thailand Faces Escalating Political Risk as Divisions Flare
- Calls for dissolution of Thaksin-linked party are growing
- Election agency said Thai princess not in PM candidate list
Bloomberg’s Margo Towie reports the political turmoil in Thailand.
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Thailand’s political divisions are erupting again with just over a month to go to the first general election since a coup almost five years ago.
The spotlight is now on the fate of a party linked to exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra. The party, Thai Raksa Chart, saw a stunning bid to make Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya its prime ministerial candidate rapidly unravel Feb. 8 when her brother, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, opposed the move. The Election Commission said Monday she wasn’t in the final list of candidates.