Thai King Vajiralongkorn. King Vajiralongkorn also cited a provision in the constitution that states the monarch stays above politics and maintains political neutrality. "I have accepted the Thai Raksa Chart Party nomination for prime minister to show my rights and freedom without any privileges above other fellow Thai citizens under the constitution," she said. 2018: Pictures appear on social media of Ubolratana, Thaksin and his sister, former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, at the World Cup in Russia. Feb. 8, 2019: A Thaksin-linked party nominates Ubolratana as candidate for prime minister for a general election set for March 24.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 09, 2019 02:37 UTC