In Thailand, Shinawatra legacy endures in family-linked party as election looms


Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, hosted rallies in Nakhon Ratchasima, on March 4. - ST PHOTO: TAN TAM MEI

NAKHON RATCHASIMA/KHON KEAN, March 5 (The Straits Times/ANN): Her father and aunt have, for many years, lived as fugitives outside Thailand following separate military coups that ousted their governments.

Still, political novice Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 36, believes this will not be her fate as she leads the Pheu Thai Party’s charge in the coming election.

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