Dynasties rule rural Thailand


Crowd favourite: Treenuch addressing supporters during a Palang Pracharath Party campaign rally in the Thai province of Sa Kaeo. — AFP

Politics is a family affair for the Thienthong clan, one of Thailand’s most enduring political dynasties, with five members running in next month’s general election for two different parties.

They are one of a number of families woven into the fabric of Thai politics – the most famous of which is the Shinawatras, whose patriarch Thaksin was prime minister from 2001 to 2006 and continues to loom large from exile abroad.

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