Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence

Reuters

November 21, 2024 at 11:47 p.m.

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to members of the media as he attends THACCA SPLASH - Soft Power Forum 2024 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday rejected a petition seeking to stop billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running of the ruling Pheu Thai party.

Political heavyweight Thaksin, the father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has repeatedly denied holding sway over the Pheu Thai party since his 2023 return from 15 years of self-imposed exile.

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Martin Petty)

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