BANGKOK -- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's gamble to test his political brand in provincial elections on Saturday yielded mixed fortunes, prompting analysts to conclude that the patriarch of the Pheu Thai Party, which heads the ruling coalition, has lost some of his touch with voters after 17 years in exile.
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Former Thai prime minister's party records mixed results in provincial elections
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his daughter, current Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Voters delivered a mixed set of results for the family's Pheu Thai Party, which leads the country's ruling coalition, in provincial elections on Feb. 1. © Reuters
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