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The party that introduced the king of Thailand's sister as a candidate for the post of prime minister for the March elections, He withdrew his candidacy on Saturday after provoking a political earthquake and rejection of the royal palace.
"The Thai Raksa Chart party submits to the royal order" broadcast last night on television, in which he disapproved of this unprecedented political initiative of a member of the Thai monarchy, announced the party.
"The candidacy of Ubolratana has clearly crossed the red line and endangered the (real) institution"he said Puangthong PawakapanProfessor of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.
According to this academic, as well as for the few badysts who agreed to publicly express themselves on this issue after the royal palace vetoed the candidacy on Friday, this communication sealed the fate of the king's sister and closed any possibility of making history the first princess in power of a civil government.
The unexpected candidacy of the princess is causing a sensation in Thailand, a country so far tightly controlled by the army.
The Royal Palace condemned this initiative Friday night stating in the Royal Gazette that "The queen, the heir and the members of the royal family must be above politics and can not occupy a political role, which would be contrary to the Constitution."
Not long ago, Princess Ubolratana, 67, wrote on her Instagram account: "I have abandoned my noble title and I live as a citizen (…) as a normal citizen within the meaning of the Constitution."
Ubolratana, sister of the King of Thailand, He broke with mussels since 1972, when he resigned his right to marry an American He likes sports, She is a pop singer and has even worked as an actress.
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