FILE PHOTO: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra looks on as he speaks to Reuters during an interview in Singapore February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has seen two coups, duelling street demonstrations and political instability over most of the past two decades, much of it centred around the divisive figure of Thaksin Shinawatra.
Southeast Asia's second-largest economy is preparing for a general election on Sunday, the first since a 2014 coup.
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