Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a 2006 military coup and faces multiple criminal charges, which he says are politically motivated.
To become premier, Srettha needs a majority across the lower house of 500 elected MPs, and the 250-member senate that was handpicked by the kingdom's last junta.
A bogeyman for Thailand's pro-military and royalist establishment, Thaksin's return has the potential to inflame an already tense political situation.Thaksin said on social media days before the May election, that he would return to Thailand"before my birthday" in July because he was getting old and wanted to spend time with his grandchildren.
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