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's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has revoked royal decorations that had been awarded to ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a document published on Saturday in the royal gazette showed.
The king's order came less than a week after the pro-Thaksin political party Pheu Thai, Thailand's main opposition group, stood against a party supporting the ruling military junta in disputed national elections. Officials have yet to release the full results.
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