People, some dressed in black to mourn the death of Thailand’s former queen Sirikit, walk past her portrait displayed in Bangkok on Friday, same day that one of Thailand’s largest political parties, founded by ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, elected a new leader following the resignation of his daughter, the former prime minister. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 39, stepped down as Pheu Thai party chief last week after a court removed her as prime minister in August over an ethics breach linked to a border dispute with Cambodia.
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