princess. into the. decades of practice why did she do it. the chinese screenwriter. many have described. the high rises. about their peak. welcome. it's good to have you with us we begin with news that's come as a political earthquake in thailand a royal standing for elections the talking sister princess with the prime minister in the upcoming march of next this is a first in thailand where royals do not get involved in politics the announcement even more surprising considering she's standing for a party that's aligned to former prime minister. and. both. a daring political power play that fusel coming clutching the official application papers the leader of the thai rak such a party entered the election commission with an unprecedented nominee for prime minister no one less than the thai king's oldest sister princess in ball rights. and one of the member have what was a name and the augury that this is the most important written name of god could be in doubt how did you support iraq sidetrack the augury you know. so i think that this is to be taken home country that

the princess's my opponent would be the leader of the military junta prime minister. he also announced his candidacy on friday. so thailand effectively enters unchartered waters. caught up with political analysts. in bangkok. this is the first time since thailand became of constitutional monarchy eighty six years ago that a close member of the royal family runs for political office what do you make of that. i think that people today are still. shocked and digesting about the announcement that the princess the only elder sister of his majesty the king has joined one political party as a contender for the prime ministership this is something that we've never had before normally we've had some minor royals in politics. you know even. highness but not to this extent the sister of the reigning king at the same time she also officially technically a commoner because she has she gave up royal status in back in one nine hundred seventy two when she married an american and yet to thai people. with the royal kind of reference and a lot of foreigners all foreign friends call her

a palace statement said the thai princess's candidacy was unconstitutional.atana mahidol, had been announced as the prime ministerial candidate for a party allied to the former government. a government which was overthrown in a military coup five years ago. when her name was unveiled, it seemed as if the party of the ousted thai leader thaksin shinawatra could be back in favour. and it seemed to set the stage for a dramatic election contest. a popular member of thai royalty, facing off against prayut chanocha, the army chief who led the 2014 coup. he has also been named as the candidate for prime minister. on social media, the princess said it was her right at a citizen to accept the nomination. ubolratana mahidol gave up her royal status when she married an american man in the 1970s, but is still treated as a venerated member of the thai royal family. but the princess asserted her desire to enter politics before her brother, the king, said it was utterly inappropriate. a rare display of discord from behind the walls of the palace, where it seems, the princes

if the princess of one route joined his party that type of change could. more or less a revolution thailand in a sense that when he became the prime minister a lot of things were happening the. what we call one stop shop the thirty baht pork where i am. more or less diversified funds to the provincial and that's why he held the affection however at the in the hopeful side of tired like. suggested that's why we are there we don't believe there will be a street protests and in a way we have hope for the future but it will be interrupted church to constitutional court make the ruling. to two more or less to solve tarak thai but vast really not a hopeful sign for thailand for the future either shown a boom prior kong david struck first and crean sat charlamagne thank you all very much indeed for having a very interesting conversation about the situation in thailand today and thank you as ever to washington print and you can see it again any time you like you can go to the website al-jazeera dot com if you want more discussion there's always a facebook page at

thailand's princess. diana has been criticized by her brother the king after announcing that she would run for prime minister any elections next month the princess who became a comma after marrying an american said she would come paying for a party to the country's ousted prime minister thaksin shinawatra. i did have official from the tie rods the chart party showing off the papers princess has filed to run for prime minister the party is loyal to the country's ousted former prime minister tax in shinawatra the move was a political bombshell even the leader of a rival party praised the princess. what happened this morning has changed. to face off type politics. a new opportunities you give people new possibilities. and the princess has an appeal other political figures. be at my watch and she's not saying that and in times of business what she's done has been successful without. the hello as well to embrace to. say if she becomes the country's leader now it would be the best thing that's highlands if you

i appointing or nominating the former princess as their candidate. the princess will be allowed to run at the moment. but in terms of the opposition party, they are aligned with former prahran mr shinawatra, was this a fatal mistake, will it cost them, or is it a stroke of genius? we are formally came out, it seemed like a stroke of genius, this would be in the political scene, but the more you look into it and the more you kind of look into the deeper meanings of how his candidacy has to be approved by the election commission by next friday, it seems like a shot in the dark it is about to go really, really badly for the thai raksa chart party, backed by thaksin shinawatra. the problem is any candidate has to be endorsed by the election commission and one of the smaller pyron military party that is ready challenge the idea that by appointing a former royal as their prime ministerial candidate, thai ra ksa chart prime ministerial candidate, thai raksa chart party is trying to bring a bad name on the monarchy, hence they are trying to break the legisla

if the princess of one route joined his party that type of change could. more or less a revolution thailand in a sense that when he became the prime minister a lot of things were happening the. what we call one stop shop the thirty baht pork where i am. more or less diversified funds to the provincial and that's why he held the affection however the in the hopeful side of tired like. suggested that's why we are there we don't believe there will be a street protests and in a way we have hope for the future but it will be interrupted should to constitutional court make the ruling. to two more or less to solve tyra but vast really not a hopeful sign for thailand for the future either shown a boom prior kong david struck first and crean sat charlamagne thank you all very much indeed for having a very interesting conversation about the situation in thailand today and thank you as ever for watching the program you can see it again any time you like you can go to the website al-jazeera dot com if you want more discussion there's always a facebook page at facebook

so, we don't know whether the princess will be allowed to run at the moment.party, aligned with former prime minister thaksin shinawatra, is this a fatal mistake, will it cost them, or is it a stroke of genius? ah, it's — when it came out initially, earlier today, it seemed like a stroke of genius. this was supposed to completely upend in thai political scene, —— this was supposed to completely upend the thai political scene, but the more you look into it and the more you kind of look into the deeper meanings of how this candidacy has to be approved by the election commission by next friday, it seems like a shot in the dark that is about to go really, really badly for the thai raksa chart party, backed by thaksin shinawatra. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: four—legged fashion — why you don't need a catwalk when you've got this many dogs. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author

row taking on thailand's military princess. overturns complexion and announcing she will stand for prime minister but the king says the move is unconstitutional. i'm phil girl welcome to the program i'm a zone boss jeff bezos has accused the national enquirer newspaper of blackmail he says the u.s. capitol she threatened to publish intimate photos of him unless he did as he was told inquirer says it will investigate the claims but there are also political overtones mr bezos of the washington post which is often criticized president trump the national enquirer zona meanwhile is a fervent trump supporter. to prove a tabloid scandal or a politically motivated attack jeff bezos has accused the publisher link to president donald trump of blackmail and a post published on the website media. last month after the amazon c.e.o. and his wife announced that divorce the national enquirer published intimate messages revealing an extramarital affair eager to know how the paper came to possess these messages has also hired private investigato

between the allies we talk to our correspondents in berlin and in brussels also on the program a tie princess enters the race to be the country's next prime minister a surprise move into politics good britain against the ruling military junta but of course still has to decide if she can draw in next month's clothes. and the body of a soccer star in riyadh is retrieved and identified two weeks after the plane he was traveling in crashed into the english channel as the inquest is underway to look back at his tragic fate. last international film festival kicks off putting the spotlight on women director as well on the red carpet at the stars turned out in force for normal chef in the kindness of strangers is the first of several films by women directors of this year's believe nada. i don't have a warm welcome to you. here in germany plans for a pipeline supplying russian gas have been thrown into doubt under pressure from france the e.u. is expected to vote today in a to impose tougher set of regulations which would halt construction that's already underway and the u.s. senators have passed a re

one will dare refuse a princess.pro—thaksin side which has a royal prime minister. in the long—term, with a law —— member of the loyal family —— royal family deeply involved in politics, you have to think about what it symbolises on the role of the mark in the future. this will be one to watch. thank you very much. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: woody allen launches legal action against amazon studios, accusing it of breaching their contract by refusing to distribute his latest film. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven a

candidate to see blocked by her own brother he's released a statement saying it's inappropriate princess born rot is the elder sister of the king and is known to the public for her roles in thai films she was put forward by a party loyal to former prime minister texan shinawatra who was ousted in two thousand and six and now lives in exile it's a major setback for the army chief and current leader prior to janata he's also contesting the march twenty fourth vote after seizing power from the democratic government in twenty fourteen and making himself prime minister when haye has more from bangkok. politics in thailand can be volatile and unpredictable this revelation took it to another level changing the political landscape. today i with other time party leaders have submitted the name of a nominate a prime minister for the party who is princess. cityward in a. straight away it all to the dynamics of the election campaign in a country that's been politically divided for years that. is a big advantage over all the other parties and you know the other candidates most likely would not want t

described princess bid for office as inappropriate and unconstitutional. at least thirty nine people have died in northern india after drinking contaminated alcohol governments ordered a crackdown now off to three separate cases and watched in just the space of a few days franco gupta reports. people in the northern indian city of sohan poor are in shock families of those killed by contaminated alcohol are try. to piece together what happened two cities and a town in the same region coping with the same crisis. that. he complained of the best of my cake so i took him to get an injection he was better then slept after coming back home the pain came back so we took him to the hospital again a steady stream of patients are being wheeled into nearby hospitals time is of essence . those who can be saved are piled into trucks but these are just the cases that have come to light or maybe we are trying to find out if anyone else has consumed the liquor has been kept in any other homes we are investigating the state governments of all through our kind and predaciou

on social media the princess said it was her righ citizen to accept the nomination. up her royal status when she married an american man, but is still treated as a venerated member of the thai royal family. the princess asserted her desire to enter politics before her brother the king said it was utterly inappropriate. a rare display of discord from behind the walls of the pace where it seems the princess will remain for now. jane family, friends and former colleagues havetr been paying ,te to washington lend congressman john dingell who died at the age of 92. he was the longest serving representative in amer history, winning 30 straight elections over nearly six decades. at found internet stardom would be the envy of people have -- half his age. reporter: s career stretched over 59 years and 11 presidents. he first entered the house of representatives in 1955, taking over the seat held bhis father. but in fact is time began their even earlier. >> a date which will live in infamy. reporter: as a young page in 1941, dingell was in the chamber to hear franklin roosevel

anchor: thailand's princess has been criticized by her brother the king after announcing she would runor prime minister in elections next month. the fences who became a commoner after marrying an american said she was -- he would campaign for prime minister. >> officials f from the party sw off the papers the princess has filed to run for prime minister. the party is loyal to the country's ousted former prime minister. the move was a political bombshell. even the leader of a rival party praise the princess. >> what happened this morning has changed the face of politics. it gives a new opportutunity, it gives the people new possibilities. >> the princess has an appeal other political figures lacked. >> she is modern and in terms of business, what she has done has been successful. the whole world has embraced her. so if she becomes the country's, it would be the best thing for thailand. >> therincess haslways been somethg of a reb. she renounced her title when she married an american commoner. and the party is not sympathetic to the monarchy. but just a fewew hours later, hr brother the

in one thousand nine hundred ninety two after she married a foreigner but is still regarded as a princess and part of the royal family she's now divorced features regularly in royal ceremonies and is also a singer and actor appearing in two movies making this move particularly intriguing is that the party she's joined is backed by free will prime minister attacks and she knew what it was removed in a coup in two thousand and six and lives in exile he's always been seen as anti establishment and has been accused of wanting to change the political structure of thailand by reducing the power and influence of the monarchy this is the official launch of the election campaign which was completely overshadowed really by the announcement just before it began from the thai rocks a chant party it's an announcement that has big implications on the campaign the election and potentially the formation of the next government technically the princess is not covered by thailand's strict laws designed to protect the monarchy from criticism but the law is broad and open to interpretation and abuse campaigni

my husband joined only sis because of poverty says princess his mother we're a poor family. i believe it was years ago most of those give me that. this is something i will. so might know about that was that i would have went enough with that respects i'm not going. to be important enough. to give them up my mother and about a son but as if and but i'm good now go when anybody. no not then she does i can you can assume that. there never mind being need now. no no no no oh. no it would mean you should i decided no i don't want to be dissolved i didn't. know about the love but we did not buy the lumber i begin i want to get it to be able to. the most i mean already in this. job. well most. of. the long. for this needs well i just. know. to run a dos. command. on may twenty third twenty seventeen geologists captured the city in the center of mindanao island. militants smashed their way into the police station and helped themselves to weapons and ammunition. they beheaded the police chief and shot all the other police officers. because government forces were unprepared for the at

a princess enters the race to be the country's finest so the surprise move. against the rules. but of course still has to decide if she can draw in next month's clothes. and a woman director's look and the. international film festival is still in force for. the kindness of strangers it's the first of several friends both women directors. here in germany plans for a pipeline supplying russian gas have been thrown into doubt under pressure from france the e.u. is expected to vote today to impose tougher regulations which could court construction that's already underway and u.s. senators have passed a resolution calling on germany to scrap the nord stream to project critics say the pipeline will make germany dependent on moscow and undermine european security that leaves a key part of germany's energy strategy under threat. construction of the north stream two pipeline is a ready well underway but the face of the project lies in the balance e.u. members have not yet agreed on how to proceed and germany and france in particular appear to be at odds over regulation this is what's at

a palace statement said the thai princess's embassy was unconstitutional.s earlier, the king's sister, ubolrata na mahidol, hours earlier, the king's sister, ubolratana mahidol, had been announced as the prime ministerial candidate for a party allied to the former government. a government which was overthrown in a military coup five years ago. but her name was unveiled, it seemed as if the party of the ousted thai leader, thaksin shinawatra party of the ousted thai leader, tha ksin shinawatra had party of the ousted thai leader, thaksin shinawatra had come back into favour. a popular member of thai royalty, facing off against the army leader who led the 2014 coup. he has also been named as the candidate for prime minister. on social media the princess said it was her right at a citizen to accept the nomination. ubolratana mahidol gave up her royal status when she married an american man in the i970s, married an american man in the 19705, but is still treated as a venerated member of the thai royal family. but the princess asserted her desire to enter politi

most observers simply didn't expect this because it didn't seem it would be possible that the princess would make this decision without clearing it with the palace in advance particularly since there were rumors circulating all week that this might happen so either the palace attempted very quietly to make clear they didn't like this on the princess ignored it or the king an issue we approve this and then changed his mind or there simply was no communication whatsoever but either way it's a really shocking turn of events and it leaves one of these significant talks and link parties likely with no prime minister candidate to nominate because the deadline has now passed and means the spotlight turns back to kuwait and some of these more traditional opposition leaders but there's no doubt this introduces a real element of chaos and uncertainty and a break they've been working towards these elections for quite some time current government has been absolutely adamant that they will take place this time there was already a kind of spanner thrown in the works by the king's announcement of thi

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princesses at war? >> why choose an american?ot a brit. >> meanwhile, george shot down a rumor that he'll be the godfather to the upcoming royal baby. clooney said, no. i'm the father of twins. i have enough blank to deal with, literally. he was promoting "catch 22," but his number one focus? his twins. they are a year and a half now and george told us they pretty much slept through their first birthday. >> we had a cake waiting and we would show it to them and they would go back to sleep. >> that is a busy, busy daddy. all right. >>> let's move onto the biggest shakeup in "america's got talent" history. let's look at this team because you will never see them together again. ♪ >> it's like a roller coaster ride, this show. >> mel b. out. >> is it fake? is it real? what's happening here? >> heidi klum out. tyra banks out. >> really? >> howie and simon, they are safe. it's the biggest shakeup in years. "e.t." has confirm when the series returns for season 14, gabrielle union and julianne hough will be judges. terry crews who curren

news live from berlin a dramatic reversal in thai politics princess overrides can't of see for prime minister is withdrawn her party says it will obey the king's decree declaring her political involvement inappropriate princess who balrog had broken with tradition and announced she would run for office in next month's election. also coming up. heartbreak in brazil as disaster strikes one of the country's most famous soccer teams plays tears through a dormitory for young players at rio de janeiro's flamenco club at least ten teenagers are dead. and the latest from day two of the berlin international film festival we take a closer look at five agrees of god the french film about sexual abuse by catholic priests is a fictionalized account of our real life story and is in the running for the golden bear. thanks for joining us i'm married to evanston. a roller coaster of twenty four hours in thailand the political party that nominated the king's sister for a prime minister has suspended her candidacy obeying an order from the king shocked the country on friday when she announced she would

my husband joined only sis because of poverty says princess his mother we're a poor family. i believe it was years ago most of those give it out. to something that will. so might go out the post i would have with enough with that respects i'm not going. to be important enough. to give them up and about a son but as if i found them but i'm good now go when anybody. it was not done she does so again you can assume that. they were never on monday need down. no no no no oh. no it would mean you should have cited know better what to do so i didn't go. but we did not buy the lumber i begin i want to get it to be what is of my own i'm . well. there never was so many already in this. job. well most. in. the long before this needs well i just. know. one of those is commander. on may twenty third twenty seventeen geologist's captured city in the center of mindanao island. militants smashed their way into the police station and helped themselves to weapons and ammunition. they beheaded the police chief and shot all the other police officers. because government forces were unprepared fo

everyone in this story fought on the side of isis princess's father. who was a mostly unit commander as well as thirteen year old and ten year old girl here. to escape before the battle began. in their four hour we see here that. mean a thing. or. two that they're enjoying their. loved ones i can believe it. they know that the indecency of us no matter. who says no sooner you say it's not that doesn't. mean a lesson or no not. to whoever else stands and i know others coming out of no. substance. to. post it all. found. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next the ball different clubs on one hand it is logical to sit in the home fields where everything is familiar on the other i wanted a new challenge and the fresh perspective and i'm used to surprising them by salt or not if you think. i'm going to talk about football not be or else you can think i was going to go. by the way ways of the slide here. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to get us out of the world of politi

a fast for saudi arabia princess removed and. becomes the new ambassador to the u.s. . and we'll look at the nominees for best foreign language film at this year's oscars and how the reviews draw on real life. venezuelan opposition activists are confronting violent opposition from security forces aid trucks have been fired as and in some cases even set on fire while almost three hundred people have been injured colombia's defense minister says sixty venezuelan soldiers have defected and on the brazilian border at least two people have been killed gabriel is under reports. the four trucks carrying u.s. aid were trying to cross the bridge separating venezuela and colombia then one was set on fire. the opposition said it was set ablaze by the venezuelan soldiers but the government says the opposition didn't to pin the blame on president nicolas maduro one incident and a day of confusion and violence i. venezuela there were clashes between supporters of opposition leader one and security forces several people were injured . earlier venezuelan soldiers commandeered armored p

the sister of a prime minister in a palace statement king veggie or a long cold described princess bid for office as inappropriate and unconstitutional the thai rak situ up he wanted her to run against the current prime minister a general who led the military coup twenty fourteen the election commission will now have the final say on her candidacy it's got to has mall from bangkok the princess and her party on saturday making statements about what has transpired over friday and in to saturday particularly what happened late friday night with that king's statement saying that was unconstitutional for her to be on the ballot for prime minister now she said in an instagram posting she thanked her supporters and sent a message of love her party said that they have disbanded all campaigning for the time being they said that they will abide by the king's statements on friday night now what how and where things go from here we know that the election commission will be meeting on monday morning yes to discuss what has happened over the last couple of days we knew that they were going to have t

age thirteen princess has already learned what the trail is the father didn't. he betrayed her by joining us this means that. a class in the ass and. i say that i've been a now. is that name pop up on and. as i've been. up all by the agony of it now. this is only one way. they can. tell. the one. that's. why. i didn't tell you is this. my husband joined only sis because of poverty says princess his mother we're a poor family. ok i believe it was years ago i was there i thought he'd be down. there something i will. soon make the one that was up when i went down with that. he said they said that on. the airport everything the. president is going to give them up and about it said by the by and but i'm good now go when anybody. no not then if he does i. never minded need. no no no no. i mean you should have cited no because i didn't go. by the let me begin i want to be able to. the local muslim i already knew in a sale good. job in well most. in. the long before this needs well i just sat in. and. demanded those cases form and. on may the twenty third twenty sevente

george clooney sounding the alarm about princess diana and the frenzy following the new princess, her daughter-in-law. >>> and believe it or not, doggy dna. more and more families are having their best friends tested. would you do it? what you should know before you try it. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. as we welcome our viewers in the west, the misery spread east today with winter storm warnings and alerts now stretching virtually coast to coast. much of the northeast battling snow and ice today. for others, a freezing, slushy mix. pennsylvania and new jersey under states of emergency from the same system that has been clobbering the upper midwest with blowing snow, causing spinouts on the roads, disru disrupting air travel and leaving many in the dark. our kathy park is out in it with the latest. >> reporter: winter still packing a brutal punch in much of the country. hundreds of crashes and spinouts, including this jackknifed semi in minnesota that sent one woman to the hospital and brought traffic to a stand still. the midwest getting p

thailand's election commission is expected to rule on the eligibility on the eligibility of princess to run for prime minister in march as elections on friday the thai rocks a chart party announced that the king's older sister would be its candidate the palace has since issued a statement calling the move unconstitutional and inappropriate her candidacy breaks a long standing tradition of tire royalty staying out of politics al-jazeera is when he is live from bangkok when is there any hope that the election commission will rule in favor of the party and the princess i think that is highly unlikely as you said on friday night really just hours after the party had made that shock announcement that the princess would be its prime ministerial candidate the palace issued what was a fairly strongly worded statement saying that it was unconstitutional or inappropriate even though she doesn't have a royal title that she gave that up back in one thousand nine hundred eighty two because she married a foreigner also a commoner but the statement really said that regardless solve that she still p

the highlight a dress that do your design for the occasion of princess margaret's twenty first birthday and most important climbs was princess margaret and senior as the youngest sibling of the monarch queen elizabeth she was able to wear what she would like to wear and so she chairs and when she was eighteen she went to paris and visited some of the you. and the one that she wanted from was christian knew. but it wasn't just british royalty who had a thing for your the french designer was himself fascinated by britain and british . but he threw up on the normandy coast and when fronts and he talked about you know that idea of being so close to britain and his mother cultivating an english country garden and in their home so his is idea of britain is very romantic as i said it was sort of he loved the idea of aristocracy and he loves the royalty and also he spoke about the idea of british women in their tweens and their borgen. in one nine hundred fifty christiane do your stage his first fashion show in london. his revolutionary new look went down well with the ladies but it caused a bi

the princess and her party on saturday making statements about what has transpired over friday and in to saturday particularly what happened late friday night with that ping's statement saying that was unconstitutional for her to be on the ballot for prime minister now she said in an instagram posting she thanked her supporters and sent a message of love her party said that they have disbanded all campaigning for the time being they said that they will abide by the king statements on friday night now what how and where things go from here we know that the election commission will be meeting on monday morning yes to discuss what has happened over the last couple of days we knew that they were going to have to meet anyway because some of the other parties particular the pro-military party had raised question about the princess being on the ticket for prime minister that was even before the king statement so we know we'll get some possible clarity maybe some answers on monday morning when the election commission meets but we're also hearing because the king had mentioned that this is unc

moment because it's just not clear what can happen next i did hear in you several days ago that the princess would approve religious candidacy and it seemed like a very interesting development that would really change by politics now that the party that proposed her it's not clear who they will run or is not yet even still be allowed to run the palace has intervened dramatically in thai politics and it's really a sign that the time what it is is divided amongst themselves as if the king didn't didn't know his sister was good to clear a candidacy or you wrote it and then shut it down three publicly inspiration ties that the posts are in chaos and the title it's harder to last so there's no clear what will happen next how is this going down all of these developments how have they gone down with the people of thailand. well the news of the purposeful deals and the biggest bombshell was until. there was huge interest in social media times reported by digital. conflict others thought the palace was intervening in thai politics to berkeley and the filters used for democracy so there was a huge int

its nomination of his sister the prime minister in a palace statement came along calling described princess. office as inappropriate and unconstitutional a time rocks a chop party wants had to run against the prime minister for my army general who led and military than two thousand and fourteen scott high has more now from bangkok the princess and her party on saturday making statements about what has transpired over friday and in to saturday particularly what happened late friday night with that king's statement saying that was unconstitutional for her to be on the ballot for prime minister now she said in an instagram posting she thanked her supporters and sent a message of love her party said that they have disbanded all campaigning for the time being they said that they will abide by the king statements on friday night now what how and where things go from here we know that the election commission will be meeting on monday morning yes to discuss what has happened over the last couple of days we knew that they were going to have to meet anyway because some of the other parties particular

princess ubolrat describes herself asa princess ubolrat describes herself as a common living in ordinaryother citizen. she is a colourful character having starred in movies and tv dramas, she likes to sing on stage and she dresses in a very flamboyant and fashionable way but the most important thing is that she is a candidate for the party that the military ousted in a coup five years ago. when the military launched that, they said they would doing it in the name of defending the monarchy and a pulse —— always viewed that party is somehow anti—royal. that party, a successful election machine which has won all of the elections in the past two decades, now has a bona fides princess, orformer princess, as its candidate and it will make it very ha rd as its candidate and it will make it very hard for the military to argue that they are somehow anti—royal and it makes it very likely that the party who was ousted in the coup will stage a comeback. what it means for politics here, everybody is guessing at the moment. it is so unprecedented and crucially we do not know what princess ubolrat, the

situation right now will move breaks a longstanding tradition of tyrone staying out of politics princess. roger kanya is the eldest sister of the king and is known to the public for her roles in thai films she was put forward by the party lawyers of the former prime minister taksin shinawatra who was ousted by the military in two thousand and six and now lives in exile chief and current leader fry of channel will also contest the last twenty four votes he seized power from the democratic government in twenty fourteen making himself prime minister has when a reports now from bangkok. the intriguing and often unpredictable world of thai politics just went to another level this is the official launch of the election campaign that vote due to take place on march twenty fourth but the event was completely overshadowed really by the announcement from the thai child party that it would be fielding a member of the royal family as its candidates to become prime minister in that election that member of the royal family princess the oldest sister of king what year long called this is intriguing bec

elections her candidacy breaks a long standing tradition of tire royalty staying out of politics princessyou can wrath will be up against the current prime minister a former army general who led a military coup in twenty fourteen when he has more from bangkok. the politics in thailand can be volatile and unpredictable this revelation took it to another level changing the political landscape. today i with other time party leaders have submitted the name of a nominate a prime minister for the party who is princess. cityward in a. straight away it all to the dynamics of the election campaign in a country that's been politically divided for years but that's not a party that has a big advantage over all the other parties and you know the other candidates most likely would not want to be seen running. princes relinquished a royal title in one thousand nine hundred ninety two after she married a foreigner but is still regarded as a princess and part of the royal family she's now divorced features regularly in royal ceremonies and is also a singer and actor appearing in two movies making this mov

most observers simply didn't expect this because it didn't seem it would be possible that the princesswould make this decision without clearing it with the palace in advance particularly since there were rumors circulating all week that this might happen so either the palace attempted very quietly to make clear they didn't like this when the princess ignored it or the king a knish really approved this and then changed his mind or there simply was no communication whatsoever but either way it's a really shocking turn of events and it leaves one of these significant talks and link parties likely with no prime minister candidate to nominate because the deadline has now passed means the spotlight turns back to. a tie and some of these more traditional opposition leaders but there's no doubt this introduces a real element of chaos and uncertainty into the rest they've been working towards these elections for quite some time current government has been absolutely adamant that they will take place this time there was already a kind of banner thrown in the works by the king's announcement of h

the princess as my opponent would be the leader of the military junta prime minister. he also announced his candidacy on friday. now france has seen weekly clashes between the so-called yellow vest protesters and the police for three months now more than one thousand two hundred demonstrators have been injured in these altercations some of them seriously protesters say the police are using disproportionate force against them but the government says officers are only protecting themselves did abuse lisa louise has more from paris. this is about the only view that vitale gets of the outside world these days she's too weak to walk more than a few meters and has been suffering from almost constant headaches and heavy nose bleeding since the fifth of january that was the day that she was hit by a rubber bullet that fractured her cheek bone in three places. we were running down a side street as thirty riot police were chasing us banging their shields. it was really scary suddenly another group of police blocked our way and started shooting rubber bullets at us. i was hit on