Princess disqualified from running for PM

Princess Ubolratana was formally disqualified from running for prime minister for the Thai Raksa Chart party, the Election Commission (EC) said on Monday. “The EC today has announced the name of candidates excluding Princess Ubolratana proposed by the Thai Raksa Chart party,” it said in a statement, adding “because all royal family members are above politics”. Uncertainty and conjecture have coursed through the country since Friday when the Thai Raksa Chart party made the explosive announcement of Princess Ubolratana, King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s elder sister, as their candidate for premier after the March 24 election.