Thailand’s princess has broken royal tradition of staying away from politics with her bid to become prime minister in the upcoming elections. “This is a profound development that will shape the contours and dynamics of Thai politics before and after the election ... Thai Raksa Chart is a leading contender now,” Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political analyst at Chulalongkorn University, said. “The party has nominated the princess as its sole candidate,” Thai Raksa Chart Party leader Preechapol Pongpanich told reporters after registering his party’s candidate at the Election Commission. There was no mention of the princess’ nomination in Prayuth’s statement. On her Instagram account, the princess recently posted a video of her eating street food and another complaining about Bangkok’s pollution.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2019 07:41 UTC