Almost certain to overshadow the vote will be the likely dramatic return of 74-year-old Thaksin Shinawatra, a former premier who is loved and loathed in equal measures in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party will seek to form a new government with some of its biggest rivals in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday, August 22, coinciding with the promise of a historic return from 17 years of exile by its fugitive figurehead Thaksin Shinawatra.
The lower house and military-appointed Senate must decide on Tuesday whether to endorse the prime ministerial nomination of Srettha Thavisin, a real estate tycoon who was thrust into politics just a few months ago. Early on Tuesday, his sister Yingluck Shinawatra posted images on Facebook of Thaksin boarding a jet, without specifying the location and when the pictures were taken. Thai media reported the plane had left Singapore.He fled abroad in 2008 to avoid a jail sentence for abuse of power, two years after the military toppled him alleging corruption and disloyalty to the monarchy.
Thaksin maintains all charges and allegations against him were trumped up to keep him from power and has over the years repeatedly promised to make his return.
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