Thaksin’s pledge to return home comes days before Thailand’s general election on Sunday, in which his youngest daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is a front-runner to wrest the premiership from the military
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Thaksin said he will enter the legal process upon his return with the country still being led by Prayuth’s caretaker government. The former premier faces jail term for a corruption conviction but the Shinawatras say the persecution was politically-motivated. “Don’t worry that I’ll be a burden for Pheu Thai Party,” Thaksin wrote in a follow-up tweet that also alluded his loyalty to the monarchy. “It’s all my own decision for the love and bond I have for my family, homeland, and our master.”
On May 1, Paetongtarn gave birth to a baby boy in the midst of an election campaign that has seen Pheu Thai amass a solid lead in some opinion polls against ex-generals seeking to extend nearly a decade of army-backed rule. Although the vote is set for May 14, it may be weeks or months before a prime minister is elected as the military-appointed 250-member Senate will vote along with the lower house of parliament to decide who gets the top job.
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