In an unprecedented set of monarchal moves in Bangkok, the king and his sister – earlier thought to have been close – have shaken up the normally quiet and conservative life of the nation’s royal family and politics as a whole in Thailand.
On Friday, the Thai Raksa Chart Party (Thai Save The Nation) announced that the elder sister of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s,67-year-old Princess Ubolratana, had registered as the party’s candidate for prime minister in March elections.
The king was quick to put a stop to his sister’s candidacy, however, declaring her announcement to be „inappropriate“ and „unconstitutional.“
The king’s decree was speedily acknowledged and honored by the Save the Nation party.
„Thai Raksa Chart party complies with the royal command with loyalty to the king and all members of the royal family,“ the Thai Raksa Chart said in a statement following the royal decree, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
„The Thai Raksa Chart will carry out its duty in accordance with the regulations of the Election Commission, the election law and the Constitution with respect to the tradition related to the monarchy.
