Thailand: princess's bid for power is over after party withdraws support

Princess Ubolratana shocked the nation by announcing she would run for PM but party says it will comply with king’s order to block her bid

The bid for political power by Thailand’s Princess Ubolratana has been scuttled by her own party after it announced it would comply with an order from her brother, the king, to block her candidacy.

In a dramatic reversal after she shocked the nation by announcing she would run for prime minister, the Thai Raksa Chart party issued a short statement effectively ending her run.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Sn3Ib8