One family, five candidates: dynasties rule rural Thailand

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 29, 2023 11:21 am

SA KAEO, Thailand: Politics is a family affair for the Thienthong clan, one of Thailand's most enduring political dynasties, with five members running in next month's general election, for two different parties.

They are one of a number of families woven into the fabric of Thai politics — the most famous of which is the Shinawatras, whose patriarch Thaksin was prime minister from 2001 to 2006 and continues to loom large from exile abroad.

This picture taken on April 21, 2023 shows Treenuch Thienthong, education minister and local candidate in the upcoming general election, addressing supporters during a Palang Pracharath Party campaign rally in the Thai province of Sa Kaeo. - Politics is a family affair for the Thienthong clan, one of Thailand's most enduring political dynasties, with five members running in next month's general election, for two different parties. Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP

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