"Over the weekend, Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn granted former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra a royal pardon and appointed his daughter, Paetongtarn, the new prime minister."
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"Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and a leader of the largest opposition party Pheu Thai, Sudarat Keyuraphan, a former premier candidate, and Sereepisuth Temeeyaves of the Seri Ruam Thai Party were among the other preferred candidates in the Nida survey."
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"He follows a time-held tradition of business magnates such as Thaksin Shinawatra in setting up parties to break the influence of the military-royalist elite in government."
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"Last year, Sudarat left a party linked to her long-time ally Thaksin Shinawatra to start the Thai Sang Thai Party, a move that she described as her "last mission" to top off her three-decade career in politics."
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"Two people including a member of Palang Pracharath, which backs Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, said the opposition Pheu Thai party linked to former leader Thaksin Shinawatra broke rules after he recently appeared on a video call with its members. "
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"Despite more than a decade in self-exile following a corruption conviction, Thaksin Shinawatra -- a former prime minister and telecoms tycoon -- has maintained support from millions of poor and rural Thais, who have helped him and his allies win the most seats in every general election since 2001."
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