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Thai election panel disqualifies princess as PM candidate

Ubolratana Rajaka, Princess of Thailand, when she attended "Thailand Hub of Entertainment", a film and entertainment industry event for investors, in Hong Kong March 24, 2010. Picture taken March 24, 2010. [PHOTO:REUTERS]

Thailand’s election panel on Monday disqualified the sister of the king from running for prime minister, putting an end to a stunning, short-lived candidacy by echoing King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s words that royalty should be “above politics”.

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