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Exiled Thai leader is father of the bride ahead of election

Associated Press
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    Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, right, welcomes Princess Ubolratana of Thailand as they arrive for the wedding of Thaksin's youngest daughter Paetongtarn "Ing" Shinawatra at a hotel in Hong Kong, Friday, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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    Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, right, walks with Princess Ubolratana of Thailand as they arrive the wedding of his youngest daughter Paetongtarn "Ing" Shinawatra at a hotel in Hong Kong, Friday, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

HONG KONG – Thailand's exiled former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, won't know until Sunday whether people in his homeland are still fans of his politics, but he was happy as he hosted a wedding reception in Hong Kong for his youngest daughter.

Though ostensibly a family affair with a raft of VIP guests, the ceremony's timing Friday seemed to carry an implicit message to Thaksin's countrymen: Don't forget me and my political allies at Sunday's general election.

Thai Princess Ubolratana Mahidol, who made an abortive attempt last month to be a prime ministerial candidate for a political party allied to Thaksin, was a special guest. Although Thaksin was ousted by a 2006 military coup, the Pheu Thai Party of his loyalists is expected to capture the most seats in Sunday's polls.