Thailand's Election Commission has disqualified the sister of the king from running for prime minister.
for a populist party after King Maha Vajiralongkorn called the bid "inappropriate".
The commission released the official list of parties' candidates for prime minister without the name of Princess Ubolratana, 67, the older sister of the king.
Princess Ubolratana was omitted from the official list of parties' candidates for prime minister. Source: AP
Members of the royal family should be "above politics" and therefore cannot "hold any political office," the commission said in a statement, echoing the wording of a public statement from the king on Friday.
Thai Raksa Chart Party leader Preechapol Pongpanich shows a document nominating Princess Ubolratana Mahidol as candidate for prime minister. Source: AAP
The princess had made up of supporters of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
