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Thai princess disqualified as PM candidate



BANGKOK: The Election Commission of Thailand has disqualified Princess Ubolratana for prime minister.

In a statement issued by the commission on Monday ended the candidacy of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s sister releasing the final name list of the candidates for the prime minister without the name of 67 years old princess.

Princess had filed her candidacy for a populist party Thai Raksa Chart party. The king, however, opposed her candidacy terming it as ‘inappropriate’ and had added that it was against the spirit of the constitution for royalty to be involved in politics.

Publish Date : 11 February 2019 19:41 PM

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