No deal for ex-PM Thaksin to return to Thailand; main reason for delay, says top analyst


Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. - The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK (AFP): Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Saturday he had delayed his return to the kingdom next week, as he awaits a breakthrough in a post-election gridlock that could see his family's party lead a coalition government.

The 74-year-old billionaire, who won two elections but was ousted in a 2006 military coup, has been in self-exile for 15 years and long said he wished to return home -- despite facing criminal charges that he says are politically motivated.

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