The party that nominated a Thai princess to run for PM has said it will comply with the king’s wishes after he opposed the move.
The Thai Raksa Chart party is allied to divisive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
On Friday Thai King Vajiralongkorn denounced as inappropriate his sister Princess Ubolratana Mahidol’s unprecedented bid for political power.
The candidacy would have broken with the tradition of the Thai royal family publicly staying out of politics. Read more
