Thai opposition party undeterred after ally's failed princess bid


  • World
  • Monday, 18 Feb 2019

Sudarat Keyuraphan, Pheu Thai's Party current executive committee chairwoman and candidate for Prime Minister and her Party members pose during an election campaign in Bangkok, Thailand February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Leaders of Thailand's biggest opposition party campaigning on Monday never mentioned ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whose policies they espouse, nor the princess whose shock candidacy could see its ally banned from the March 24 election.

They didn't need to. Supporters in the northeastern stronghold of the Pheu Thai party are well aware of the complexities of the first general election since a 2014 coup - and are determined to return their party to power despite electoral rules limiting their voting power.

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