Princess Ubolratana to contest Thailand elections as PM candidate
2019-02-08 12:41:28 source：The Aljazeera
Feburary 8, 2019
In an unprecedented move, Thailand's Princess Ubolratana Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi has been nominated as prime minister for the country's long-delayed general elections by Thai Raksa Chart, a party founded by allies of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The registration of the 67-year-old, the elder sister of King King Maha Vajiralongkorn, as a candidate on Friday means this is the first time in the country's history that a member of the royal family is to become directly involved in politics and run for office.
The princess was stripped of her royal title when she married a US national in 1972. She returned to Thailand in the late 1990s after getting a divorce. Although her formal title was not restored, she is regarded and treated as royalty by people in Thailand.
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