BANGKOK -- Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun issued a statement on Friday evening expressing opposition to his elder sister Princess Ubolratana's bid to run for prime minister in the upcoming general election on March 24, topping off a tumultous day for the country's politics.
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Thai king rejects sister's prime minister bid in day of political chaos
Princess Ubolratana was to run for pro-Thaksin party but candidacy in doubt
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