Thai ex-PM leaves country before parliament votes on leadership

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Thai ex-PM leaves country before parliament votes on leadership

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra leaves the Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok on August 29, 2025 (Chanakarn LAOSARAKHAM)
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra leaves the Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok on August 29, 2025 (Chanakarn LAOSARAKHAM)
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Thailand's influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Friday he has left the country by private jet, hours before his party looks set to be ousted from top office.

Thaksin's dynasty has for decades jousted with the kingdom's pro-military, pro-monarchy elite -- but its influence is declining, bedevilled by increasing legal and political setbacks.

In an early-morning post on social media site X, Thaksin said he left Thailand for a medical check-up in Singapore, but diverted to Dubai because of an airport closure and will "visit friends" there as well as meeting respiratory and orthopaedic doctors.

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